CMT Research Foundation Invests in Project to Test if a Commercially Available Drug is Effective Treatment for X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), a non-profit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), has invested in a project led by Dr. Charles Abrams, a Professor in the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation at the...
CMT Research Update/NMD Pharma
NMD Pharma recently published data demonstrating that their drug candidate, NMD670, improves muscle function and neuromuscular transmission deficits in both animal models and patients. Dr. William David Arnold, a member of the CMTRF Scientific Advisory Board, who was...Updates on CMT Research
There have been a number of interesting developments in CMT research in the past few weeks. Here are three: Update 1: Pharnext recently announced topline results of its pivotal phase 3 (PREMIER trial) of PXT3003, its drug candidate for Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1A (CMT1A)...
ARM-101: A Potential “Precision Drug Therapy” For CMT1A
The CMT Research Foundation has invested in a project at Armatus Bio, Inc. that will advance a novel miRNA gene therapy candidate for CMT type 1A. Principal Investigator Dr. Brian Price and his colleagues aim to harness the potential of microRNAs (miRNAs), snippets of...CMT Research Foundation Launches Research Advisory Committee of Renowned Scientific Experts
ATLANTA (October 18, 2023) The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), a patient-led, non-profit focused on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease*, today announced the formation of a Research Advisory Committee (RAC) consisting of: Dr. William...
Important Research News Announcements
- Genomic Studies in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease July 31, 2024
- 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