New Gene Therapy Development Program for CMT2A
Philadelphia, PA – September 9, 2019 – Passage Bio, a genetic medicines company developing AAV-delivered gene therapies for the treatment of rare monogenic central nervous system (CNS) diseases, today announced…
Understanding Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease in Children
…no approved treatments for CMT. Understanding CMT in Children Children with CMT sometimes take longer to reach physical milestones, such as walking, hopping, jumping with two feet, or getting up…
CMTA Awards $225,483 for Study On Using ASOs to Treat CMT2E
…a functional protein. They are short man-made pieces of genetic material designed to bind to a specific target messenger, RNA (mRNA). The Food and Drug Administration has approved ASO-based treatments…
Pharnext Announces Disappointing Results for CMT1A Drug Trial PXT-3003
…can be influenced by placebo and training effects, making it difficult to determine the impact of treatment. In particular, the company said, the Overall Neuropathy Limitation Scale (ONLS), which measures…
October 2023 Community Statement from Novartis
“The CMTA welcomes this community update from Novartis and applauds its leading role in the development of treatments for CMT. The CMTA has been maintaining regular contact, providing support and…
CMTA Event Schedule Update from CEO Amy Gray
…prevention/treatment and more. We ask you to review the information contained in these links to be better informed about the coronavirus. CDC: Prevention & Treatment World Health Organization: Coronavirus Disease…
CMTA and Applied Therapeutics Announce Collaboration for CMT-SORD
…Inhibitor (ARI) for the treatment of CNS rare metabolic diseases, including Galactosemia, SORD Deficiency and PMM2-CDG. The Company is also developing AT-001, a novel potent ARI, for the treatment of…
CMTA Fuels Breakthrough Imaging Research to Address CMT2A’s Cellular Weakness
…Accelerate Research (CMTA-STAR) project will equip scientists with tools to accelerate the development of potential treatments for CMT2A and other axonal forms of CMT. Investigating CMT2A at the Cellular Level…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
…COVID-19 has now been detected in 60 locations internationally, including in the United States. The resources below provide information about the virus, how it spreads, symptoms, prevention/treatment and more. Please…
CMTA Alliance Partner, Applied Therapeutics, Announces Positive 12-Month Results in its Ongoing INSPIRE Phase III Trial for CMT-SORD
…statement, Applied Therapeutics said the trial at its 12-month mark has shown a statistically significant correlation between sorbitol levels and the prespecified CMT Functional Outcomes Measure (CMT-FOM) and that treatment…