The current version of American Health Care Act (AHCA) directly threatens essential health benefits (EHBs), Medicaid eligibility and funding, and vital health care protections for our Duchenne community.
I wish there was a way to sugar coat this. Find the silver lining. See the glass as…
Added by Annie Kennedy on April 28, 2017 at 9:30am — No Comments
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. will host a conference call for the Duchenne community to discuss the launch plans for Emflaza™ (deflazacort) on Monday, May 8, 2017 at 3:00pm (ET).
The call can be…
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Capricor Therapeutics today announced positive top-line results from a safety and exploratory efficacy analysis of six-month data from the randomized 12-month Phase I/II HOPE Clinical Trial of CAP-1002 (allogeneic cardiosphere-derived cells), an investigational candidate for the treatment of patients with Duchenne.
We are excited to see these results and to see the field of cell…
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On May 18, 2017, FDA’s Pediatric Advisory Committee will convene to consider the issue of allowing in-dwelling ports in Sarepta’s…
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Today, PTC Therapeutics announced that they have completed their acquisition of Emflaza™ (deflazacort) ahead of schedule, following early conclusion of the anti-trust review.
PTC will be hosting a call with the Duchenne community the week of May 8 to provide details on the plan for the launch of Emflaza. We look forward to learning more from PTC in the…
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The Duchenne community has waited 20 years to be where we are. We are reminded daily of how far we have come, how the landscape has changed, how there are close to 20 clinical trials to choose from. While these changes within are landscape bring us to a hopeful time in Duchenne, the journey to this point has not been painless for the families…
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Great news – The ABLE program enhancements have been re-introduced in Congress and are gaining support. This package of bills include improvements to the original ABLE program that directly impact our community, here’s how:
On April 4th, a bi-partisan group of Members of Congress, including Senators Richard Burr (R-NC), Bob Casey (D-PA), Jerry…
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In late March, PPMD joined 87 organizations to issue a letter calling on Congress to take a hard look at the likely significant and life-threatening consequences of the American Health Care Act on millions of…
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Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to license BMS-986089, an anti-myostatin adnectin in development for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, to Roche. …
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PPMD is proud to sign on to letters sent both to the Senate and the House asking that they provide at least $29.8 million to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program (NSQAP) and at least $19.9 million to the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Heritable Disorders…
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Iowa Children’s Hospital marked our third stop on PPMD’s 2017 Every Single One Tour, held on April 1, 2017. The amazing staff at Iowa Children’s Hospital helped make this a wonderful day and we can see why they are one of the 15 …
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Today Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) named UC Davis Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Neuromuscular Disease Clinic (UC Davis) our 15th …
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Accelerating trials. Protecting our robust therapeutic pipeline. Ensure as many hits on goal as we can.
Priorities shared by all of us.
And to achieve this, PPMD has convened our industry partners through our Duchenne Drug Development Roundtable and held a series of small, targeted meetings this winter, each focused…
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Later this spring – likely on or about May 18 – FDA’s Pediatric Advisory Committee will convene to consider the issue of allowing in-dwelling ports in Sarepta’s Essence trial.
Once again, our community is at a pivotal moment in our history where we can affect change and improve the clinical trial experience for our…
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