Trial reportNeurology2020
Increased dystrophin production with golodirsen in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Erratum issued Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Neurology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT02310906 (A 2-Part, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Titration, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 210 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
A 2-Part, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Titration, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics Study (Part 1) Followed by an Open-Label Efficacy and Safety Evaluation (Part 2) of SRP-4053 in Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Amenable to Exon 53 Skipping
Who cites it
210 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 314 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- RNA Drugs and RNA Targets for Small Molecules: Principles, Progress, and Challenges.Pharmacological reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Advancements from the EVOLVE study for assessing real-world experience with eteplirsen, golodirsen and casimersen for the treatment of DMD.Journal of comparative effectiveness research · 2026Trial
- Phase 1/2 trial of brogidirsen: Dual-targeting antisense oligonucleotides for exon 44 skipping in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Cell reports. Medicine · 2025Trial
- Increase in Full-Length Dystrophin by Exon Skipping in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients with Single Exon Duplications: An Open-label Study.Journal of neuromuscular diseases · 2024Trial
- Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measures of lean body mass as a biomarker for progression in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging measures as biomarkers of disease progression in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a phase 2 trial of domagrozumab.Journal of neurology · 2022Trial
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- Long-Term Safety and Efficacy Data of Golodirsen in Ambulatory Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Amenable to Exon 53 Skipping: A First-in-human, Multicenter, Two-Part, Open-Label, Phase 1/2 Trial.Nucleic acid therapeutics · 2022Trial
- Upper limb disease evolution in exon 53 skipping eligible patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2021Trial
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- Viltolarsen in Japanese Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients: A phase 1/2 study.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2020Trial
- FDA-approved antisense oligonucleotide therapies for duchenne muscular dystrophy: current status and future outlook.RNA biology · 2026Review
- Mutational Spectrum of DMD Gene Variants and Cascade Screening Outcomes in the Central-Eastern Black Sea Region of Türkiye: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study.Molecular biology reports · 2026Article
- Nano-enabled RNAi strategies for sustainable citrus protection against viral pathogens.Planta · 2026Review
- AAV-mediated gene transfer of a novel microdystrophin ameliorates pathology and enhances muscle function in a mouse model of DMD.Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2026Article
- Expanding the toolbox: Emerging antisense oligonucleotide mechanisms for modulating gene expression.Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2026Review
- Correction of aberrant splicing caused by intronic CAPN3 pathogenic variants using RNA-targeted therapeutic strategies in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type R1.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2026Article
- Gene Editing Strategies for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Translation.Cells · 2026Review
- RNA-Based Therapies for Treating Monogenic Cardiomyopathies.The Canadian journal of cardiology · 2026Review
150 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
16 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
Diane E FrankFrom Sarepta Therapeutics (D.E.F., F.J.S., C.A., S.H.E.-H., C.A.D., J.S.C.), Cambridge, MA; University College London (J.M., V.S., J.D., F.M.); Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and Centre for Biomedical Sciences (G.D.), Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey; Newcastle University John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (V.S., M.G.), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Paediatric Neurology and Centro Clinico Nemo (E.M.), Catholic University and Policlinico Gemelli, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; Institute I-Motion (L.S.), Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France; Neuromuscular Reference Center (L.S.), CHU Liège, Belgium; Great Ormond Street Hospital (F.M.); and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (F.M.), London, UK.
Frederick J SchnellFrom Sarepta Therapeutics (D.E.F., F.J.S., C.A., S.H.E.-H., C.A.D., J.S.C.), Cambridge, MA; University College London (J.M., V.S., J.D., F.M.); Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and Centre for Biomedical Sciences (G.D.), Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey; Newcastle University John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (V.S., M.G.), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Paediatric Neurology and Centro Clinico Nemo (E.M.), Catholic University and Policlinico Gemelli, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; Institute I-Motion (L.S.), Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France; Neuromuscular Reference Center (L.S.), CHU Liège, Belgium; Great Ormond Street Hospital (F.M.); and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (F.M.), London, UK.
Cody AkanaFrom Sarepta Therapeutics (D.E.F., F.J.S., C.A., S.H.E.-H., C.A.D., J.S.C.), Cambridge, MA; University College London (J.M., V.S., J.D., F.M.); Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and Centre for Biomedical Sciences (G.D.), Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey; Newcastle University John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (V.S., M.G.), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Paediatric Neurology and Centro Clinico Nemo (E.M.), Catholic University and Policlinico Gemelli, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; Institute I-Motion (L.S.), Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France; Neuromuscular Reference Center (L.S.), CHU Liège, Belgium; Great Ormond Street Hospital (F.M.); and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (F.M.), London, UK.
Saleh H El-HusayniFrom Sarepta Therapeutics (D.E.F., F.J.S., C.A., S.H.E.-H., C.A.D., J.S.C.), Cambridge, MA; University College London (J.M., V.S., J.D., F.M.); Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and Centre for Biomedical Sciences (G.D.), Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey; Newcastle University John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (V.S., M.G.), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Paediatric Neurology and Centro Clinico Nemo (E.M.), Catholic University and Policlinico Gemelli, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; Institute I-Motion (L.S.), Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France; Neuromuscular Reference Center (L.S.), CHU Liège, Belgium; Great Ormond Street Hospital (F.M.); and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (F.M.), London, UK.
Cody A DesjardinsFrom Sarepta Therapeutics (D.E.F., F.J.S., C.A., S.H.E.-H., C.A.D., J.S.C.), Cambridge, MA; University College London (J.M., V.S., J.D., F.M.); Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and Centre for Biomedical Sciences (G.D.), Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey; Newcastle University John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (V.S., M.G.), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Paediatric Neurology and Centro Clinico Nemo (E.M.), Catholic University and Policlinico Gemelli, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; Institute I-Motion (L.S.), Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France; Neuromuscular Reference Center (L.S.), CHU Liège, Belgium; Great Ormond Street Hospital (F.M.); and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (F.M.), London, UK.
Jennifer MorganFrom Sarepta Therapeutics (D.E.F., F.J.S., C.A., S.H.E.-H., C.A.D., J.S.C.), Cambridge, MA; University College London (J.M., V.S., J.D., F.M.); Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and Centre for Biomedical Sciences (G.D.), Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey; Newcastle University John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (V.S., M.G.), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Paediatric Neurology and Centro Clinico Nemo (E.M.), Catholic University and Policlinico Gemelli, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; Institute I-Motion (L.S.), Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France; Neuromuscular Reference Center (L.S.), CHU Liège, Belgium; Great Ormond Street Hospital (F.M.); and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (F.M.), London, UK.
Jay S CharlestonFrom Sarepta Therapeutics (D.E.F., F.J.S., C.A., S.H.E.-H., C.A.D., J.S.C.), Cambridge, MA; University College London (J.M., V.S., J.D., F.M.); Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and Centre for Biomedical Sciences (G.D.), Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey; Newcastle University John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (V.S., M.G.), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Paediatric Neurology and Centro Clinico Nemo (E.M.), Catholic University and Policlinico Gemelli, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; Institute I-Motion (L.S.), Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France; Neuromuscular Reference Center (L.S.), CHU Liège, Belgium; Great Ormond Street Hospital (F.M.); and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (F.M.), London, UK.
Valentina SardoneFrom Sarepta Therapeutics (D.E.F., F.J.S., C.A., S.H.E.-H., C.A.D., J.S.C.), Cambridge, MA; University College London (J.M., V.S., J.D., F.M.); Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and Centre for Biomedical Sciences (G.D.), Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey; Newcastle University John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (V.S., M.G.), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Paediatric Neurology and Centro Clinico Nemo (E.M.), Catholic University and Policlinico Gemelli, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; Institute I-Motion (L.S.), Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France; Neuromuscular Reference Center (L.S.), CHU Liège, Belgium; Great Ormond Street Hospital (F.M.); and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (F.M.), London, UK.
Joana DomingosFrom Sarepta Therapeutics (D.E.F., F.J.S., C.A., S.H.E.-H., C.A.D., J.S.C.), Cambridge, MA; University College London (J.M., V.S., J.D., F.M.); Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and Centre for Biomedical Sciences (G.D.), Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey; Newcastle University John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (V.S., M.G.), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Paediatric Neurology and Centro Clinico Nemo (E.M.), Catholic University and Policlinico Gemelli, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; Institute I-Motion (L.S.), Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France; Neuromuscular Reference Center (L.S.), CHU Liège, Belgium; Great Ormond Street Hospital (F.M.); and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (F.M.), London, UK.
George DicksonFrom Sarepta Therapeutics (D.E.F., F.J.S., C.A., S.H.E.-H., C.A.D., J.S.C.), Cambridge, MA; University College London (J.M., V.S., J.D., F.M.); Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and Centre for Biomedical Sciences (G.D.), Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey; Newcastle University John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (V.S., M.G.), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Paediatric Neurology and Centro Clinico Nemo (E.M.), Catholic University and Policlinico Gemelli, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; Institute I-Motion (L.S.), Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France; Neuromuscular Reference Center (L.S.), CHU Liège, Belgium; Great Ormond Street Hospital (F.M.); and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (F.M.), London, UK.
Volker StraubFrom Sarepta Therapeutics (D.E.F., F.J.S., C.A., S.H.E.-H., C.A.D., J.S.C.), Cambridge, MA; University College London (J.M., V.S., J.D., F.M.); Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and Centre for Biomedical Sciences (G.D.), Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey; Newcastle University John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (V.S., M.G.), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Paediatric Neurology and Centro Clinico Nemo (E.M.), Catholic University and Policlinico Gemelli, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; Institute I-Motion (L.S.), Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France; Neuromuscular Reference Center (L.S.), CHU Liège, Belgium; Great Ormond Street Hospital (F.M.); and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (F.M.), London, UK.
Michela GuglieriFrom Sarepta Therapeutics (D.E.F., F.J.S., C.A., S.H.E.-H., C.A.D., J.S.C.), Cambridge, MA; University College London (J.M., V.S., J.D., F.M.); Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and Centre for Biomedical Sciences (G.D.), Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey; Newcastle University John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (V.S., M.G.), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Paediatric Neurology and Centro Clinico Nemo (E.M.), Catholic University and Policlinico Gemelli, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; Institute I-Motion (L.S.), Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France; Neuromuscular Reference Center (L.S.), CHU Liège, Belgium; Great Ormond Street Hospital (F.M.); and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (F.M.), London, UK.
Eugenio MercuriFrom Sarepta Therapeutics (D.E.F., F.J.S., C.A., S.H.E.-H., C.A.D., J.S.C.), Cambridge, MA; University College London (J.M., V.S., J.D., F.M.); Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and Centre for Biomedical Sciences (G.D.), Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey; Newcastle University John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (V.S., M.G.), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Paediatric Neurology and Centro Clinico Nemo (E.M.), Catholic University and Policlinico Gemelli, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; Institute I-Motion (L.S.), Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France; Neuromuscular Reference Center (L.S.), CHU Liège, Belgium; Great Ormond Street Hospital (F.M.); and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (F.M.), London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9851-5365
Laurent ServaisFrom Sarepta Therapeutics (D.E.F., F.J.S., C.A., S.H.E.-H., C.A.D., J.S.C.), Cambridge, MA; University College London (J.M., V.S., J.D., F.M.); Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and Centre for Biomedical Sciences (G.D.), Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey; Newcastle University John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (V.S., M.G.), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Paediatric Neurology and Centro Clinico Nemo (E.M.), Catholic University and Policlinico Gemelli, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; Institute I-Motion (L.S.), Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France; Neuromuscular Reference Center (L.S.), CHU Liège, Belgium; Great Ormond Street Hospital (F.M.); and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (F.M.), London, UK.
Francesco MuntoniFrom Sarepta Therapeutics (D.E.F., F.J.S., C.A., S.H.E.-H., C.A.D., J.S.C.), Cambridge, MA; University College London (J.M., V.S., J.D., F.M.); Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and Centre for Biomedical Sciences (G.D.), Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey; Newcastle University John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (V.S., M.G.), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Paediatric Neurology and Centro Clinico Nemo (E.M.), Catholic University and Policlinico Gemelli, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy; Institute I-Motion (L.S.), Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France; Neuromuscular Reference Center (L.S.), CHU Liège, Belgium; Great Ormond Street Hospital (F.M.); and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (F.M.), London, UK. f.muntoni@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-9102-5232
SKIP-NMD Study Group
Royal Holloway University of London · GBMuscular Dystrophy UK · GB
Funding
Medical Research Council
Abstract
objectiveTo report safety, pharmacokinetics, exon 53 skipping, and dystrophin expression in golodirsen-treated patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) amenable to exon 53 skipping.
methodsPart 1 was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 12-week dose titration of once-weekly golodirsen; part 2 is an ongoing, open-label evaluation. Safety and pharmacokinetics were primary and secondary objectives of part 1. Primary biological outcome measures of part 2 were blinded exon skipping and dystrophin protein production on muscle biopsies (baseline, week 48) evaluated, respectively, using reverse transcription PCR and Western blot and immunohistochemistry.
resultsTwelve patients were randomized to receive golodirsen (n = 8) or placebo (n = 4) in part 1. All from part 1 plus 13 additional patients received 30 mg/kg golodirsen in part 2. Safety findings were consistent with those previously observed in pediatric patients with DMD. Most of the study drug was excreted within 4 hours following administration. A significant increase in exon 53 skipping was associated with ∼16-fold increase over baseline in dystrophin protein expression at week 48, with a mean percent normal dystrophin protein standard of 1.019% (range, 0.09%-4.30%). Sarcolemmal localization of dystrophin was demonstrated by significantly increased dystrophin-positive fibers (week 48,
conclusionGolodirsen was well-tolerated; muscle biopsies from golodirsen-treated patients showed increased exon 53 skipping, dystrophin production, and correct dystrophin sarcolemmal localization. CLINICALTRIALSGOV IDENTIFIER: NCT02310906. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE: This study provides Class I evidence that golodirsen is safe and Class IV evidence that it induces exon skipping and novel dystrophin as confirmed by 3 different assays.
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Administration, IntravenousAdolescentChildDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDystrophinFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansMaleMorpholinosMuscle, SkeletalMuscular Dystrophy, DuchenneOligonucleotidesSequence DeletionDystrophingolodirsenMorpholinosOligonucleotides
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