Results from a phase 1 study of nusinersen (ISIS-SMNRx) in children with spinal muscular atrophy

CA Chiriboga, KJ Swoboda, BT Darras… - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To examine safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary clinical efficacy
of intrathecal nusinersen (previously ISIS-SMNRx), an antisense oligonucleotide designed …

[HTML][HTML] Nusinersen versus sham control in later-onset spinal muscular atrophy

E Mercuri, BT Darras, CA Chiriboga… - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Nusinersen is an antisense oligonucleotide drug that modulates pre–
messenger RNA splicing of the survival motor neuron 2 (SMN2) gene. It has been …

Nusinersen in later-onset spinal muscular atrophy: long-term results from the phase 1/2 studies

BT Darras, CA Chiriboga, ST Iannaccone… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To report results of intrathecal nusinersen in children with later-onset spinal
muscular atrophy (SMA). Methods Analyses included children from a phase 1b/2a study …

Treatment of infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy with nusinersen: a phase 2, open-label, dose-escalation study

RS Finkel, CA Chiriboga, J Vajsar, JW Day, J Montes… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Nusinersen is a 2′-O-methoxyethyl phosphorothioate-modified antisense drug
being developed to treat spinal muscular atrophy. Nusinersen is specifically designed to …

Evidence in focus: Nusinersen use in spinal muscular atrophy: Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the …

D Michelson, E Ciafaloni, S Ashwal, E Lewis… - Neurology, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To identify the level of evidence for use of nusinersen to treat spinal muscular
atrophy (SMA) and review clinical considerations regarding use. Methods The author panel …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated safety analysis of infants and children with symptomatic spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treated with nusinersen in seven clinical trials

BT Darras, MA Farrar, E Mercuri, RS Finkel, R Foster… - CNS drugs, 2019 - Springer
Background Treatment with nusinersen has demonstrated significant and clinically
meaningful benefits in clinical trials in infants and children with spinal muscular atrophy …

Safety and efficacy of nusinersen in spinal muscular atrophy: The EMBRACE study

G Acsadi, TO Crawford, W Müller‐Felber… - Muscle & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction The EMBRACE study (Clinical Trials No. NCT02462759) evaluated
nusinersen in infants/children with infantile‐or later‐onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) …

Nusinersen: a novel antisense oligonucleotide for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy

EE Neil, EK Bisaccia - The Journal of Pediatric …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) encompasses a group of autosomal recessively inherited
degenerative neuromuscular disorders. They range in severity from neonatal onset with …

Nusinersen: first global approval

SM Hoy - Drugs, 2017 - Springer
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by
muscle atrophy and weakness resulting from motor neuron degeneration in the spinal cord …

Feasibility and safety of intrathecal treatment with nusinersen in adult patients with spinal muscular atrophy

B Stolte, A Totzeck, K Kizina, S Bolz… - Therapeutic …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Nusinersen is an intrathecally administered antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)
and the first approved drug for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). However …