Scenes from BIO2019
Last week Paul August and I attended the BIO International Convention, a conference with over 16,000 leaders from the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. We met a number of companies interested in advancing drug development for CMT. There are four primary factors...New Evidence for Gene Replacement in a Mouse Model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
In an article published yesterday in Neurology Today, Dr. Kleopa demonstrated that gene replacement could be a viable treatment for recessive forms of CMT. CMT type 4C is a demyelinating disease, and this treatment both decreased the number of unmyelinated fibers and...CMTRF Responds to FDA Fast Track Designation of PXT3003
The FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Pharnext’s PXT3003 for CMT1A Pharnext, an advanced clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, created a drug combination of three drugs: baclofen, naltrexone and sorbitol known as PXT3003. Baclofen is known to relieve...CMTRF investigates a gene therapy program for CMT1A
CMT Research Foundation Partners with Cyprus Institute for Neurology and Genetics’ Kleopas Kleopa to Launch Study of Possible Gene Therapy for CMT1A This is the second major investment by CMTRF. ATLANTA (January 16, 2019) The newly launched CMT Research Foundation...
Important Research News Announcements
- Charcot-Marie-tooth disease type 2A: An update on pathogenesis and therapeutic perspectives March 5, 2024
- Accelerate Clinical Trials in CMT (ACTCMT) Study March 1, 2024
- Creation of a Schwann Cell Gene Regulatory Network February 29, 2024
- Activation of XBP1s attenuates disease severity in models of proteotoxic Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1B [Preprint] February 2, 2024
- The Regentime stem cell procedure, successful treatment for a Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease case December 28, 2023
- Preclinical Efficacy of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration by Schwann Cell-like Cells Differentiated from Human Tonsil-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in C22 Mice December 18, 2023
- AAV-mediated editing of PMP22 rescues Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A features in patient-derived iPS Schwann cells November 28, 2023
- Combined RNA interference and gene replacement therapy targeting MFN2 as proof of principle for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2A November 25, 2023
- Mouse models of human CNTNAP1-associated congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy and genetic restoration of murine neurological deficits October 19, 2023
- Intravenous Administration of an AAV9 Vector Ubiquitously Expressing C1orf194 Gene Improved CMT-Like Neuropathy in C1orf194-/- Mice October 16, 2023