Shots:

• The P-I/II STRONG study involves assessing AVXS-101 (IT) in patients with SMA Type 2 who have three copies of the SMN2 gene- and who can sit but cannot stand or walk at the time of study entry aged ≥6 mos. but <2yrs. and patients who are ≥ 2yrs. but < 5yrs.
• The P-I/II study results: Patients aged ≥ 2yrs. & < 5yrs.) demonstrated improvement in Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale-Expanded (HFMSE) scores i.e- 5.9 point increase from baseline in HFMSE scores- at a mean duration of follow-up time of 9.3mos.- half of the patients achieved ≥ 3-point increase starting at one-month post-treatment- presented at 24^th WMS
• AVXS-101 (marketed as Zolgensma) is a gene therapy medication indicated for SMA- currently being evaluated in P-I/II study for IT administration in patients with SMA

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