A Phase 3 Efficacy and Safety Study of Ataluren (PTC124) In Patients with Nonsense Mutation Dystrophinopathy
Latest Information Update: 01 Feb 2024
At a glance
- Drugs Ataluren (Primary) ; Deflazacort; Prednisolone; Prednisone
- Indications Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Muscular dystrophies
- Focus Registrational; Therapeutic Use
- Acronyms ACT DMD
- Sponsors PTC Therapeutics
- 25 Jan 2024 According to a PTC Therapeutics, Inc. media release, today announced the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a negative opinion following the re-examination procedure for the conditional marketing authorization of Translarn (ataluren), which will result in the withdrawal of a therapy for patients in Europe. Per European regulations, the European Commission has 67 days to adopt the opinion.
- 15 Sep 2023 According to a European Medicines Agency media release, CHMP has recommended not renewing the marketing authorisation for Translarna following the full re-evaluation of the benefits and risks of the medicine during the renewal of its marketing authorization. The committee concluded that Translarna's benefit-risk balance is negative. The review considered results from studies, data from a patient registry and the views of consulted experts in neurology and patient representatives.
- 15 Sep 2023 According to a PTC Therapeutics media release, company announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency has given a negative opinion on the conversion of the conditional marketing authorization to full marketing authorization of Translarna (ataluren) for the treatment of nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy on the basis of Study 041, Studies 007 and 020. Company plans to submit a request for re-examination per EMA guidelines.