Letter to the SMA community about the clinical development of RG7800

Dear Spinal Muscular Atrophy Community Members, We would like to update you on the clinical development of RG7800, an investigational SMN2 splicing modifier that is being studied as a potential treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). This compound is the result of a collaboration between Roche, PTC Therapeutics, and the SMA Foundation. In November 2014,…

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Phase 1 data from Spinal Muscular Atrophy Program to be presented at the 2015 AAN Annual Meeting

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 20, 2015 – PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) today announced that Phase 1 clinical data from the company’s joint development program with Roche and the SMA Foundation in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) will be presented at the 2015 American Academy of Neurology 67thAnnual Meeting. The late-breaking abstract titled “SMN2 splicing modifier…

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Orally delivered compounds, which selectively modify RNA splicing, prevent deficits in mouse models of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Results published in Science show small molecule SMN2 splicing modifiers to be effective in SMA mouse models. Today the journal Science published results of a preclinical study demonstrating that treatment with orally available RNA splicing modifiers of the SMN2 gene starting early after birth prevents deficits in a mouse model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).…

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Trophos announces top-line results of pivotal trial of olesoxime in spinal muscular atrophy

Trophos announces top-line results of pivotal trial of olesoxime in spinal muscular atrophy Promising results for the maintenance of motor function in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) – a rare, serious and debilitating pediatric-onset neurodegenerative disease Marseille, France, March 10, 2014 – Trophos today announces that top-line results from a pivotal clinical trial of its lead…

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