Drug updated on 5/17/2024
Dosage Form | Injection (intravenous; 100 mg/2 mL) |
Drug Class | Antisense oligonucleotides |
Ongoing and Completed Studies | ClinicalTrials.gov |
Indication
- Indicated for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients who have a confirmed mutation of the DMD gene that is amenable to exon 45 skipping.
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Summary
- Casimersen (Amondys 45) is indicated for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients with a confirmed mutation of the DMD gene that is amenable to exon 45 skipping.
- The information comes from one study, a Randomized Controlled Trial focused on casimersen's safety and effectiveness.
- Casimersen demonstrated a strong safety profile with no significant increase in adverse effects due to the drug itself. Treatment-emergent adverse events were predominantly mild and not related to casimersen or its dosage.
- While direct efficacy outcomes such as improvements in motor function or delay in disease progression are not provided, pharmacokinetic data supports the potential for effective therapeutic dosing strategies with dose-proportional plasma exposure and no indication of plasma accumulation observed during trials.
- A comparison between casimersen's safety and effectiveness against other DMD treatments could not be made directly based on this single study; however, the absence of serious side effects associated with it suggests favorable early testing results compared to therapies known for higher profiles of adverse effects.
- The trial enrolled participants aged 7–21 years across various stages of DMD disease progression, indicating broad applicability. It specifically targets those patients within the DMD population having mutations amenable to exon 45 skipping, thus emphasizing personalized medicine approaches toward genetic diseases like DMD.
Product Monograph / Prescribing Information
Document Title | Year | Source |
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Amondys 45 (casimersen) Prescribing Information. | 2023 | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. Cambridge, MA |
Randomized Controlled Trials
Document Title | Sex Distribution | Year | Source |
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Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of casimersen in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy amenable to exon 45 skipping: a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, dose‐titration trial. | 12Subjects F: 0% M: 100% | 2021 | Muscle & Nerve |
Sex Distribution:
F:0%
M:100%
12Subjects
Year:
2021
Source:Muscle & Nerve