Data has failed to confirm that treatment with Catena is beneficial in Friedreich's ataxia; sales of the drug in Canada will be discontinued April 30, 2013
posted on March 1, 2013 - 5:00am
Idebenone (under the brand name Catena) in July 2008 received conditional market approval in Canada for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia (FA). Now, based on additional data that fails to confirm that treatment with Catena is beneficial in FA, Santhera Pharmaceuticals has announced it will discontinue sales of the drug April 30, 2013.
MDA-supported researchers report that mice with a disorder resembling type 1B Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease benefited from treatment with curcumin, a component of the spice turmeric
posted on January 21, 2013 - 5:00am
Mice with a disorder resembling the type 1B form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) benefited from treatment with either of two forms of oral curcumin, a component of the spice turmeric, according to researchers supported in part by MDA.
Edison Pharmaceuticals has launched a phase 2b trial to test its small-molecule drug EPI-743 in adults with Friedreich's ataxia
posted on January 16, 2013 - 5:00am
Edison Pharmaceuticals has launched a phase 2b clinical trial of its experimental drug EPI-743 in adults with Friedreich's ataxia (FA) to assess whether the drug has positive effects on visual function, neurological and neuromuscular function, and disease-associated biomarkers.
EPI-743, an experimental compound that helps mitochondria generate energy, is being tested in mitochondrial and metabolic disorders; a trial in Friedreich's ataxia is planned
posted on November 16, 2012 - 5:00am
A gene therapy method tested in human cells ‘significantly’ increased production of frataxin, the protein deficient in Friedreich's ataxia
posted on August 8, 2012 - 6:00am
Human cells treated with engineered transcription activation-like effector (TALE) proteins produced two to three times more frataxin protein than did control cells, a team of researchers has reported.
In Friedreich's ataxia research mice, treatment with interferon gamma preserved sensory neurons, improved muscle function and coordination, and enhanced the ability to move
posted on June 27, 2012 - 2:30pm
Treatment with an engineered version of the naturally produced interferon gamma protein enhanced the ability to move, and improved balance and coordination in mice with a disease resembling Friedreich's ataxia (FA), a team of researchers has reported. In addition, treatment with interferon gamma prevented degeneration of sensory neurons (nerve cells) in the mice.
Recent developments in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease include CMT2E research mice, CMT1A stem cells, progress toward CMT1A gene therapy and a new pediatric disability scale
posted on May 4, 2012 - 9:50am
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a peripheral nerve disorder that can be caused by mutations in more than 50 different genes. Recent research has resulted in several new tools that will help advance the work of researchers in this field.
