Kevin A Strauss, Michelle A Farrar, Francesco Muntoni, Kayoko Saito, Jerry R Mendell, Laurent Servais, Hugh J McMillan, Richard S Finkel, Kathryn J Swoboda, Jennifer M Kwon, Craig M Zaidman, Claudia A Chiriboga, Susan T Iannaccone, Jena M Krueger, Julie A Parsons, Perry B Shieh, Sarah Kavanagh, Melissa Wigderson, Sitra Tauscher-Wisniewski, Bryan E McGill, Thomas A Macek
Journal: Nature medicine 2023;28(7):1390-1397
PMID: 35715567
Most children with biallelic SMN1 deletions and three SMN2 copies develop spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 2. SPR1NT ( NCT03505099 ), a Phase III, multicenter, single-arm trial, investigated the efficacy and safety of onasemnogene abeparvovec for presymptomatic children with biallelic SMN1 mutations treated within six postnatal weeks. Of 15 children with three SMN2 copies treated before symptom onset, all stood independently before 24 months (P < 0.0001; 14 within normal developmental window), and 14 walked independently (P < 0.0001; 11 within normal developmental window). All survived without permanent ventilation at 14 months; ten (67%) maintained body weight (≥3rd WHO percentile) without feeding support through 24 months; and none required nutritional or respiratory support. No serious adverse events were considered treatment-related by the investigator. Onasemnogene abeparvovec was effective and well-tolerated for presymptomatic infants at risk of SMA type 2, underscoring the urgency of early identification and intervention.
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