Marvel Biosciences plans to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant orphan drug status to its MB-204 treatment candidate for Rett syndrome — with the goal of helping advance the therapy toward clinical studies. This designation is granted by the FDA to incentivize the development…
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I think most children in the U.S. look forward to getting their driver’s license on their 16th birthday. I know I did. But when our oldest daughter, Cammy, was diagnosed with Rett syndrome at 20 months old, our dreams for her to have typical experiences like that vanished. Knowing…
Computer modeling confirms the weight-based dosing strategy for Daybue (trofinetide) to treat people with Rett syndrome, ages 2 and older. That’s according to two, back-to-back studies published separately in Advances in Therapy. Daybue, from Acadia Pharmaceuticals, is the first therapy approved in the U.S. for people with…
Treatment with NA-921 was found to improve measures of abnormal behavior and overall health in girls and young women with Rett syndrome in a Phase 2/3 clinical trial. Data also suggested the oral therapy is less likely to cause digestive side effects than Daybue (trofinetide), which is marketed…
Rett syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that mostly affects females. The disease is characterized by normal early development, followed by slowed growth and a loss of motor control. Learn more about the disease here.
Most cases are caused by a mutation in the MECP2 gene. Scientists have identified mutations in CDKL5 and FOXG1 genes in those who have atypical or congenital Rett. Learn more about what causes the disease here.
Rett syndrome is associated with problems in cognitive, sensory, emotional, and motor skills, and across the nervous system that controls involuntary (or autonomic) functions. Learn more about the symptoms of the disease here.
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