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Sarepta Therapeutics and Nationwide Children’s Hospital Announce U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Clearance of the IND Application for the GALGT2 Gene Therapy Program
11/03/17 8:30 AM EDT
“The field of gene therapy represents a potentially transformative approach to the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy,” said
Mr. Ingram continued, “The GALGT2 program offers the potential to treat the majority of dystrophin gene mutations responsible for this devastating disease, DMD, as well as having potential utility in other muscular dystrophies, and perfectly exemplifies our strategy of working with urgency to find and progress potentially life changing new treatments for DMD through agnostically investing in precision genetic medicine.”
DMD, an incurable muscle-wasting disease, afflicts an estimated one in approximately every 3,500 - 5,000 males born worldwide.
“This approach represents a potential new pathway to treat the root cause of DMD. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with Sarepta, whose dedication to DMD, to the individuals impacted by the disease, and to rigorous scientific exploration, matches our own here at Nationwide Children’s Hospital,” said Dr. Flanigan. “This program would not have been possible without the generous support of the NIH and patient foundations, including Team Joseph, the
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About the GALGT2 Phase 1/2a Clinical Study
The study will enroll at least 6 subjects with DMD who will receive rAAVrh74.MCK.GALGT2 by direct injection into the femoral arteries of the legs, beginning with a dose that has shown robust gene expression in preclinical studies. In order to measure gene expression, which is the primary outcome measure, open muscle biopsies will be performed at baseline and at three months, and needle muscle biopsies will be performed at six and twelve months. Motor performance will be assessed using several tools, including the 6 minute walk test, the North Star Ambulatory Assessment, and the time to arise from the floor.
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Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2016-17 list of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit freestanding pediatric healthcare systems providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children and adolescents, as well as adult patients with congenital disease. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of
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