Emmanuelle Salort-Campana, Guilhem Solé, Armelle Magot, Céline Tard, Jean-Baptiste Noury, Anthony Behin, Elisa De La Cruz, François Boyer, Claire Lefeuvre, Marion Masingue, Louise Debergé, Armelle Finet, Mélanie Brison, Marco Spinazzi, Antoine Pegat, Sabrina Sacconi, Edoardo Malfatti, Ariane Choumert, Rémi Bellance, Anne-Laure Bedat-Millet, Léonard Feasson, Carole Vuillerot, Agnès Jacquin-Piques, Maud Michaud, Yann Pereon, Tanya Stojkovic, Pascal Laforêt, Shahram Attarian, Pascal Cintas
BACKGROUND: In 2017, a new treatment by nusinersen, an antisense oligonucleotide delivered by repeated intrathecal injections, became available for patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), whereas clinical trials had mainly involved children. Since 2020, the oral, selective SMN2-splicing modifier risdiplam has been available with restrictions evolving with time. In this peculiar context of lack of data regarding adult patients, many questions were raised to define the indications of treatment and the appropriate follow-up in this population...
January 24, 2024: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases