Table 2.
SMA-1, Phase 213 | SMA-2/-3, Phase 116 | SMA-1, Phase 3 ENDEAR15 | SMA-2/-3, Phase 3 CHErisH17 | |
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Design | Open label, dose escalation | Open label, dose escalation | Randomized, double blind, sham controlled | Randomized, double blind, sham controlled |
No. of patients | 20 | 28 | 121 (80 nusinersen; 41 control) | 126 (84 nusinersen; 42 control) |
Patients characteristics | 3 wk–7 mo | 2–14 yr | <7 mo | Symptom onset after 6 mo Treatment onset at 2–12 years of age |
Dose | 6 mg, 12 mg | 1, 3, 6, 9 mg | 12-mg equivalent | 12 mg |
Efficacy measures† | HINE-2, CHOP INTEND | HFMSE, Pediatric QoL | HINE-2 | HFMSE |
CHErisH, Choosing Healthy Eating for Infant Health; CHOP INTEND, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders; ENDEAR, Efficacy and Safety of Nusinersen in Infants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy; HFMSE, Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale–Expanded; HINE-2, Hammersmith Infant Neurological Exam–Part 2; QoL, quality of life; SMA, spinal muscular atrophy
* All 4 trials were funded by Ionis Pharmaceuticals and/or Biogen (Cambridge, MA).
† See Table 5 for additional information about these tests.