FDA Advisory Committee Discusses Clinical Data Package for BioMarin’s Kyndrisa(TM) (drisapersen) for the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Amenable to Exon 51 Skipping

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq:BMRN) announced today that the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) met to discuss the data submitted to support the New Drug Application (NDA) for KyndrisaTM (drisapersen) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne) amenable to exon 51 skipping.

FDA Advisory Committee Meeting

  We are looking forward to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee meeting on  Tuesday, November 24. This will be an important day for the Duchenne community. […]

BioMarin Announces Data Analysis Demonstrating Consistent Efficacy of Kyndrisaâ„¢ (drisapersen) in Comparable Patients Across Three Randomized Studies

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:BMRN) today announced data analysis for Kyndrisa demonstrating consistent evidence of efficacy in comparable patients across three randomized, placebo-controlled studies that were conducted contemporaneously. Kyndrisa is currently under review with U.S. and European health authorities for the treatment of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who are amenable to exon 51 skipping.

You are Pioneers Once Again

  We are pleased to share the following letter from the CEO of PTC Therapeutics to the Duchenne community.  CureDuchenne funded PTC Therapeutics back in 2003 and we are proud […]

Sarepta Therapeutics Announces Publication of Positive Long-Term Safety and Efficacy Data for Eteplirsen in the Annals of Neurology

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT), a developer of innovative RNA-based therapeutics, today announced that the Annals of Neurology published online [link to final article] positive efficacy and safety results from a Phase IIb long-term open-label extension study of eteplirsen in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) amenable to exon 51 skipping.