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INTRODUCTION:Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive degenerative neuromuscular disorder characterized by loss of spinal motor neurons leading to muscle weakness. This review article focuses on a novel antisense oligonucleotide treatment, first ever approved for SMA (nusinersen, SpinrazaTM) and describes the exciting journey from early ASO clinical trials to regulatory approval of the first ever known effective treatment for SMA. Areas covered: This article reviews the results of the published open label nusinersen studies in infants and children, and briefly covers the preliminary findings of the recently completed but as yet unpublished nusinersen-sham controlled trials, as well as the presymptomatic nusinersen trial known as Nurture. Clinical use of nusinersen is also reviewed. Expert commentary: Collectively, the studies show improvement in motor function across SMA of all types, including SMA type 3. Best motor response was observed with early treatment; presymptomatic treatment prevented disease manifestations. Nusinersen was found to be safe and well tolerated across all age groups studied. Nusinersen has irrevocably altered the natural history of SMA and allowed for the first time children to transition between SMA types. Nusinersen should be considered as standard of care for the treatment of SMA of all types.
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Expert Rev Neurotherjournal_title
Expert review of neurotherapeuticsauthors
Chiriboga CAdoi
10.1080/14737175.2017.1364159subject
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2017-10-01 00:00:00pages
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