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ArticleBMC neurology2025

Risdiplam treatment following onasemnogene abeparvovec in individuals with spinal muscular atrophy: a multicenter case series.

Melissa D Svoboda, Nancy Kuntz, Carmen Leon-Astudillo, Barry J Byrne, Jena Krueger, Jennifer M Kwon, Cory Sieburg, Diana Castro

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Article in BMC neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. The effectiveness and value of therapies for spinal muscular atrophy.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Melissa D SvobodaDivision of Pediatric Neurology/Neurodevelopment, Department of Pediatrics, CHRISTUS Children's/Baylor College of Medicine, San Antonio, TX, USA. melissa.svoboda@bcm.edu.
Nancy KuntzDivision of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Carmen Leon-AstudilloDepartment of Pediatrics, Powell Gene Therapy Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Barry J ByrneDepartment of Pediatrics, Powell Gene Therapy Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Jena KruegerDivision of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Jennifer M KwonDivision of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Cory SieburgDivision of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Diana CastroNeurology Rare Disease Center, Denton, TX, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSpinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by deletions or mutations in the survival of motor neuron (SMN) 1 gene resulting in progressive motor function loss, and additional disease-related complications, including dysphagia and respiratory failure. With three US FDA-approved disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) available for SMA, patients, caregivers and healthcare providers have become increasingly interested in using a combination of DMTs to maximize clinical benefit. Current data on combination therapy are limited, and additional studies are needed. CASE PRESENTATION: This multicenter, retrospective case series presents real-world outcomes in children with SMA who received onasemnogene abeparvovec (OA; ZOLGENSMA

conclusionsMany children included in this case series had improvements in motor, respiratory and/or bulbar function after adding risdiplam following OA. No new safety concerns were observed. The real-world evidence generated from this case series provides additional information on risdiplam's risk-benefit profile after OA administration in children with SMA. Future studies with a larger cohort should be conducted.

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Biological ProductsGenetic TherapyMuscular Atrophy, SpinalSpinal Muscular Atrophies of ChildhoodAzo CompoundsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMalePyrimidinesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAzo CompoundsBiological ProductsPyrimidinesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRisdiplamZolgensmaCase seriesGene therapyOnasemnogene abeparvovecRisdiplamSpinal muscular atrophy

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PMID40624473
PMCPMC12232808

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