Sarepta has shared an update for the Duchenne community regarding recent changes to the Phase III confirmatory clinical study, ESSENCE (Study 4045-301), as posted on clinicaltrials.gov [identifier: NCT02500381]. Sarepta acknowledges concerns regarding a 96 week…

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) announced today plans to award Dr. Denis Guttridge of The Ohio State University with a $48,000 grant for his work in cardiac issues in Duchenne. Duchenne affects muscles, and since the heart is a muscle too, cardiac problems remain a major concern for patients. PPMD has spent the last several years supporting efforts to improve…

BioMarin is providing a further update to the Duchenne Community in light of recent announcements of withdrawal of the EMA marketing application and discontinuation of clinical and regulatory development of drisapersen (BMN 051) and follow-on products BMN 044, BMN 045 and BMN 053. 

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Today, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) released a new report, “Key Considerations for Developing and Integrating Patient Perspectives in Drug…

Santhera Pharmaceuticals announced today that additional data from the pivotal phase III trial (DELOS) were published online as an article in press in…