Patient-Customized Oligonucleotide Therapy for a Rare Genetic Disease

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Genome sequencing is often pivotal in the diagnosis of rare diseases, but many of these conditions lack specific treatments. We describe how molecular diagnosis of a rare, fatal neurodegenerative condition led to the rational design, testing, and manufacture of milasen, a splice-modulating antisense oligonucleotide drug tailored to a particular patient. Proof-of-concept experiments in cell lines from the patient served as the basis for launching an "N-of-1" study of milasen within 1 year after first contact with the patient. There were no serious adverse events, and treatment was associated with objective reduction in seizures (determined by electroencephalography and parental reporting). This study offers a possible template for the rapid development of patient-customized treatments. (Funded by Mila's Miracle Foundation and others.).

Errataetall:

CommentIn: N Engl J Med. 2019 Oct 24;381(17):1678-1680. - PMID 31597016

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:381

Enthalten in:

The New England journal of medicine - 381(2019), 17 vom: 24. Okt., Seite 1644-1652

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, Jinkuk [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Chunguang [VerfasserIn]
Moufawad El Achkar, Christelle [VerfasserIn]
Black, Lauren E [VerfasserIn]
Douville, Julie [VerfasserIn]
Larson, Austin [VerfasserIn]
Pendergast, Mary K [VerfasserIn]
Goldkind, Sara F [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Eunjung A [VerfasserIn]
Kuniholm, Ashley [VerfasserIn]
Soucy, Aubrie [VerfasserIn]
Vaze, Jai [VerfasserIn]
Belur, Nandkishore R [VerfasserIn]
Fredriksen, Kristina [VerfasserIn]
Stojkovska, Iva [VerfasserIn]
Tsytsykova, Alla [VerfasserIn]
Armant, Myriam [VerfasserIn]
DiDonato, Renata L [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Jaejoon [VerfasserIn]
Cornelissen, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Pereira, Luis M [VerfasserIn]
Augustine, Erika F [VerfasserIn]
Genetti, Casie A [VerfasserIn]
Dies, Kira [VerfasserIn]
Barton, Brenda [VerfasserIn]
Williams, Lucinda [VerfasserIn]
Goodlett, Benjamin D [VerfasserIn]
Riley, Bobbie L [VerfasserIn]
Pasternak, Amy [VerfasserIn]
Berry, Emily R [VerfasserIn]
Pflock, Kelly A [VerfasserIn]
Chu, Stephen [VerfasserIn]
Reed, Chantal [VerfasserIn]
Tyndall, Kimberly [VerfasserIn]
Agrawal, Pankaj B [VerfasserIn]
Beggs, Alan H [VerfasserIn]
Grant, P Ellen [VerfasserIn]
Urion, David K [VerfasserIn]
Snyder, Richard O [VerfasserIn]
Waisbren, Susan E [VerfasserIn]
Poduri, Annapurna [VerfasserIn]
Park, Peter J [VerfasserIn]
Patterson, Al [VerfasserIn]
Biffi, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Mazzulli, Joseph R [VerfasserIn]
Bodamer, Olaf [VerfasserIn]
Berde, Charles B [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Timothy W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Drugs, Investigational
Journal Article
MFSD8 protein, human
Membrane Transport Proteins
Oligonucleotides, Antisense
RNA, Messenger
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.11.2019

Date Revised 24.10.2020

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: N Engl J Med. 2019 Oct 24;381(17):1678-1680. - PMID 31597016

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1056/NEJMoa1813279

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM302040005