Neuromuscular

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The findings in Alzheimer disease further elucidated the safety profile of AMX0035, as treatment emergent adverse events in the PEGASUS trial appeared to be largely disease driven.

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Over the 36-month period of the FIREFISH study and its extension, treatment with risdiplam (Evrysdi; Genentech) resulted in decreased rate of adverse events, serious adverse events, and number of hospitalizations.

The phase 2 study will feature a 24-week treatment period followed by an 80-week open-label treatment period with the small-molecule RIPK1 inhibitor. It seeks to enroll 260 patients with ALS.

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The approval is supported by phase 3 data which showed statistically significant differences on MG-ADL and QMG scores relative to placebo following 26 weeks of treatment.

Expert clinicians offer their insight on the associations between stroke and COVID-19, treatment for traumatic brain injury, the latest on aducanumab, priorities for research in migraine, and more, from the 2022 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.

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The study evaluating 68 boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy will consist of therapy with off-the-shelf cardiosphere-derived cells.

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Basil Darras, MD, offered his perspective on the ASCEND study (NCT05067790) of nusinersen (Spinraza; Biogen) in SMA and what it aims to uncover about the therapy.

Alnylam’s investigational subcutaneous RNAi therapy is in development for both wild-type and hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis, with data from the phase 3 HELIOS-A trial demonstrating its potential in treating associated polyneuropathy.

Following their data presentation on AMX0035 at AAN 2022, Justin Klee and Josh Cohen, the co-CEOs and co-founders of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, shared their perspectives on the agent.

The investigational agent was well-tolerated, with no new safety signals and no indication of worsening of supine hypertension based on 24-hour monitoring.