Risdiplam is an orally bioavailable mRNA splicing modifier used for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). It increases systemic SMN protein concentrations by improving the efficiency of SMN2 gene transcription. This mechanism of action is similar to its predecessor nusinersen, the biggest difference being their route of administration: nusinersen requires intrathecal administration, as does the one-time gene therapy onasemnogene abeparvovec, whereas risdiplam offers the ease of oral bioavailability.
Risdiplam was approved by the FDA in August 2020 for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Set to be substantially cheaper than other available SMA therapies, risdiplam appears to provide a novel and relatively accessible treatment option for patients with SMA regardless of severity or type.
Risdiplam is indicated for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
Covance Research Unit - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Clinical Pharmacology of Miami, Inc., Miami, Florida, United States
Orlando Clinical Research Center, Orlando, Florida, United States
American Research Corporation Inc., San Antonio, Texas, United States
Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Hospital das Clinicas - FMUSP_X, Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Szpital Gdanskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego, Gda?sk, Poland
Collaborative Neuroscience Network, Inc., Garden Grove, California, United States
Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, Florida, United States
Boston Childrens Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Szpital Gdanskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego; Clinic of developmental neurology, Gda?sk, Poland
Ams of Ukraine; Inst. of Neurology, Psychiatry & Narcology, Kharkov, Ukraine
Minami Kyushu National Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
Miyagi Children's Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
Shiga Medical Center for Children, Shiga, Japan
Pra International Group B.V, Groningen, Netherlands
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