Golodirsen is a morpholino antisense oligomer designed to treat about 8% of patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). This is an X-linked condition leading to progressive muscle degeneration that begins in early childhood, rendering many patients wheelchair-bound by age 12. Often, patients succumb to this condition by age 30 or younger due to cardiac ...
Golodirsen is indicated to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients with a confirmed mutation of the DMD gene that would benefit from exon 53 skipping. Continued FDA approval of this drug is contingent upon the results of clinical trials to confirm its benefit.
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, United States
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Milano, Italy
UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Corporate Center Suite 540, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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