A Phase I/II, Open Label, Escalating Dose, Pilot Study to Assess Effect, Safety, Tolerability and PK of Multiple SC Doses of Drisapersen in Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and to Assess the Potential for IV Dosing as an Alternative Route of Administration

Summary

The purpose of the extension phase of this study is to determine whether Drisapersen is effective in the treatment of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy resulting from a mutation thought to be corrected by exon 51 skipping.

Timeline

Start

2008-03

Primary completion

2016-09

Completion

2016-09

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped: “Regulatory approval was not obtained for drisapersen, hence BioMarin is stopping the development of all exon skipping oligonucleotides in DMD.”

Publications

• Results Goemans NM, Tulinius M, van den Akker JT, Burm BE, Ekhart PF, Heuvelmans N, Holling T, Janson AA, Platenburg GJ, Sipkens JA, Sitsen JM, Aartsma-Rus A, van Ommen GJ, Buyse G, Darin N, Verschuuren JJ, Campion GV, de Kimpe SJ, van Deutekom JC. Systemic administration of PRO051 in Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. N Engl J Med. 2011 Apr 21;364(16):1513-22. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1011367. Epub 2011 Mar 23.
• Goemans NM, Tulinius M, van den Hauwe M, Kroksmark AK, Buyse G, Wilson RJ, van Deutekom JC, de Kimpe SJ, Lourbakos A, Campion G. Long-Term Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Drisapersen in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Results from an Open-Label Extension Study. PLoS One. 2016 Sep 2;11(9):e0161955. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161955. eCollection 2016.

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