Lonafarnib for Patients With Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome or Progeroid Laminopathy

Summary

This treatment IND protocol will allow patients with HGPS and progeroid laminopathies access to lonafarnib, the only compound shown to have an effect on the HGPS disease process resulting in improved outcomes (Gordon et al, 2018). There are no approved treatments for HGPS and progeroid laminopathies.

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Publications

• Background Gordon LB, Shappell H, Massaro J, D'Agostino RB Sr, Brazier J, Campbell SE, Kleinman ME, Kieran MW. Association of Lonafarnib Treatment vs No Treatment With Mortality Rate in Patients With Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome. JAMA. 2018 Apr 24;319(16):1687-1695. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.3264.

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