Gene therapy for neurological disorders: progress and prospects

BE Deverman, BM Ravina, KS Bankiewicz… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2018 - nature.com
Adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors are a rapidly emerging gene therapy platform for the
treatment of neurological diseases. In preclinical studies, transgenes encoding therapeutic …

Spinal muscular atrophy—insights and challenges in the treatment era

E Mercuri, MC Pera, M Scoto, R Finkel… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive motor neuron disease caused by
deletion or mutation of SMN1. Four subtypes exist, characterized by different clinical …

Onasemnogene abeparvovec for presymptomatic infants with two copies of SMN2 at risk for spinal muscular atrophy type 1: the Phase III SPR1NT trial

KA Strauss, MA Farrar, F Muntoni, K Saito… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract SPR1NT (NCT03505099) was a Phase III, multicenter, single-arm study to
investigate the efficacy and safety of onasemnogene abeparvovec for presymptomatic …

Base editing rescue of spinal muscular atrophy in cells and in mice

M Arbab, Z Matuszek, KM Kray, A Du, GA Newby… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the leading genetic cause of infant mortality, arises from
survival motor neuron (SMN) protein insufficiency resulting from SMN1 loss. Approved …

Five-year extension results of the phase 1 START trial of onasemnogene abeparvovec in spinal muscular atrophy

JR Mendell, SA Al-Zaidy, KJ Lehman, M McColly… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance This ongoing study assesses long-term safety and durability of response in
infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 after dosing with onasemnogene …

[HTML][HTML] Risdiplam-treated infants with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy versus historical controls

BT Darras, R Masson… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neuromuscular disease
characterized by an onset at 6 months of age or younger, an inability to sit without support …

Onasemnogene abeparvovec gene therapy for symptomatic infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (STR1VE-EU): an open-label, single-arm, multicentre …

E Mercuri, F Muntoni, G Baranello, R Masson… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Spinal muscular atrophy is a rare, autosomal recessive, neuromuscular disease
caused by biallelic loss of the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene, resulting in motor …

Risdiplam in type 1 spinal muscular atrophy

G Baranello, BT Darras, JW Day… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy is a rare, progressive neuromuscular disease
that is caused by low levels of functional survival of motor neuron (SMN) protein. Risdiplam …

[HTML][HTML] Nusinersen initiated in infants during the presymptomatic stage of spinal muscular atrophy: Interim efficacy and safety results from the Phase 2 NURTURE …

C Darryl, E Bertini, KJ Swoboda, WL Hwu… - Neuromuscular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neurodegenerative disease associated with severe
muscle atrophy and weakness in the limbs and trunk. We report interim efficacy and safety …

New treatments in spinal muscular atrophy: positive results and new challenges

S Messina, M Sframeli - Journal of clinical medicine, 2020 - mdpi.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is one of the most common autosomal recessive diseases
with progressive weakness of skeletal and respiratory muscles, leading to significant …