Eteplirsen therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: skipping to the front of the line

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Dowling, James J. [1 ,2 ]
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[1] Hosp Sick Children, Div Neurol, 555 Univ Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
[2] Hosp Sick Children, Program Genet & Genome Biol, 555 Univ Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
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10.1038/nrneurol.2016.180
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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New therapies are much needed for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Recent data from a phase II clinical trial has led to accelerated FDA approval of the exon-skipping drug eteplirsen. This approval is provisional, pending results of an ongoing phase III clinical trial, and came after much debate.
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