Ataluren is a novel, orally administered drug that targets nonsense mutations. Ataluren is approved for use by the European Medicines Agency to treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in patients aged 5 years and older who are able to walk. More specifically, ataluren is used in the small group of patients whose disease is caused by a specific genetic defect (called a ‘nonsense mutation’) in the dystrophin gene.
This drug does not yet have approval by the US Food and Drug Administration or by Health Canada for any indications.
Ataluren is approved for use by the European Medicines Agency to treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in patients aged 5 years and older who are able to walk. More specifically, ataluren is used in the small group of patients whose disease is caused by a specific genetic defect (called a ‘nonsense mutation’) in the dystrophin gene.
Inventiv, Quebec, Canada
University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach, Long Beach, California, United States
Denver Children's Hospital, Aurora, Colorado, United States
British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Hopital Necker - Enfants Malades, Paris, France
Bambino Gesu Hospital, Rome, Italy
Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia
Astrid Lindgren Pediatric Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico in Milan, Milan, Italy
Rare Disease Research, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Rush Univ Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Iowa Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento, Milano, Milan, Italy
ZNA Queen Paola Child Hospital and Provincial Centre for Metabolic Disorders, Antwerp, Belgium
Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
Emory University Cystic Fibrosis Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
The Bleeding and Clotting Disorders Institute, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi Viale G.B. Morgagni, Firenze, Italy
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