CureDuchenne Comments on U.S. Food and Drug Administration Breakthrough Therapy designation for GlaxoSmithKlineÌ¢‰â‰ã¢s/Prosensa Therapeutics’ drisapersen for Treatment of Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

CureDuchenne is pleased that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to drisapersen, an exon-51 skipping compound for the potential treatment of patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Drisapersen is being developed by GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) and licensed from Prosensa Therapeutics.

Reading Frame Correction by Targeted Genome Editing Restores Dystrophin Expression in Cells From Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients

A recent paper from Gersbach et al. (Molecular Therapy, 4th June, 2013) entitled “Reading Frame Correction by Targeted Genome Editing Restores Dystrophin Expression in Cells From Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patientsâ€ù highlights the recent advances in approaches to correct genetic mutations in patient derived cells using an engineered nuclease.

Summary of GSK – Drisapersen Webinar

DRISAPERSEN UPDATE: results from a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled Phase II clinical trial Webinar with GlaxoSmithKline took place on Monday 6th May 2013, 9:00 am PDT. The webinar was to […]