Summit has announced additional positive data from its PhaseOut DMD clinical trial today, showing a significant reduction in muscle inflammation after 24 weeks of ezutromid dosing. The findings in their 24-week interim data are consistent with the expected…

Capricor Therapeutics announced the online publication in Stem Cell Reports of a new study by researchers at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, who found that cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) improved cardiac muscle function, walking abilities and survival in a mouse model of Duchenne. The CDCs used in the study are the research grade version of CAP-1002,…

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As part of this year's Advocacy Conference (March 4-6, 2018), PPMD will host the Duchenne…

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the Office of New Drugs of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reiterated the FDA's prior position and denied PTC's appeal of the Complete Response Letter in relation to the New Drug Application (NDA) for ataluren. In its letter, the Office of New Drugs recommended a possible path forward for the ataluren NDA submission…

Last week, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy and Action Duchenne hosted a webinar update on the recent report that Summit has announced positive 24-week interim results from the open-label Phase 2 proof of…

Today is a historic moment for the Duchenne community, as moments ago the FDA published the finalized “Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Related Dystrophinopathies: Developing Drugs for Treatment” Guidance for Industry…

Catabasis Pharmaceuticals reported new positive efficacy and safety results showing preservation of muscle function and sustained disease-modifying effects in boys with Duchene in the MoveDMD trial open-label extension following 48 and 60 weeks of treatment with edasalonexent. Consistent improvements in all assessments of muscle function were observed after more than a year of oral 100 mg/kg/day edasalonexent treatment compared to the rates of change in the…

Santhera Pharmaceuticals announced the launch of a U.S. Expanded Access Program (EAP) referred to as BreatheDMD with idebenone for people with Duchenne. Through the BreatheDMD program, eligible patients in the U.S. with Duchenne who are 10 years and older and in respiratory function decline, can obtain access to…