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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...
Oryzon Develops Novel HDAC6 Inhibitor ORY-4001 Showing Therapeutic Potential for CMT in Mouse Model
Scientists have been studying a potential treatment option for CMT by inhibiting (blocking) a protein called histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6). They have found that HDAC6 plays an important role in regulating the pathways involved in breaking down proteins and...
DTx Pharma Acquired by Novartis for CMT1A Therapy
Novartis acquires DTx’s FALCON technology to advance treatment development for CMT1A
DTx Pharma Video – Using siRNA to Treat Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1A
CMT Research Foundation Invests in Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to Advance Research for CMT1A
ATLANTA (March 13, 2023) The CMT Research Foundation, a non-profit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease*, has invested in a project at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences that seeks to treat the problem...
CMT Research Foundation Collaborates with Augustine Therapeutics on New Potential Therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
ATLANTA (March 2, 2023) The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), a non-profit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)*, is pleased to announce a collaboration with Augustine Therapeutics, a Belgian pharmaceutical company...
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
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