Onasemnogene abeparvovec for presymptomatic infants with two copies of SMN2 at risk for spinal muscular atrophy type 1: the Phase III SPR1NT trial

Kevin A. Strauss, Michelle A. Farrar, Francesco Muntoni, Kayoko Saito, Jerry R. Mendell, Laurent Servais, Hugh J. McMillan, Richard S. Finkel, Kathryn J. Swoboda, Jennifer M. Kwon, Craig M. Zaidman, Claudia A. Chiriboga, Susan T. Iannaccone, Jena M. Krueger, Julie A. Parsons, Perry B. Shieh, Sarah Kavanagh, Sitra Tauscher-Wisniewski, Bryan E. McGill, Thomas A. Macek

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Abstract

Abstract: SPR1NT (NCT03505099) was a Phase III, multicenter, single-arm study to investigate the efficacy and safety of onasemnogene abeparvovec for presymptomatic children with biallelic SMN1 mutations treated at ≤6 weeks of life. Here, we report final results for 14 children with two copies of SMN2, expected to develop spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1. Efficacy was compared with a matched Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinical Research natural-history cohort (n = 23). All 14 enrolled infants sat independently for ≥30 seconds at any visit ≤18 months (Bayley-III item #26; P < 0.001; 11 within the normal developmental window). All survived without permanent ventilation at 14 months as per protocol; 13 maintained body weight (≥3rd WHO percentile) through 18 months. No child used nutritional or respiratory support. No serious adverse events were considered related to treatment by the investigator. Onasemnogene abeparvovec was effective and well-tolerated for children expected to develop SMA type 1, highlighting the urgency for universal newborn screening.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1381-1389
Number of pages9
JournalNature medicine
Volume28
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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