Intrathecal chemotherapy is a form of cancer treatment in which a healthcare professional injects chemotherapy drugs into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This colorless fluid surrounds the brain and ...
Medcare Women & Children Hospital has successfully administered a pioneering intrathecal gene therapy for Spinal Muscular ...
The newly licensed intrathecal gene therapy expands life-changing treatment options for children and adults affected by ...
Chemotherapy medications can come in many forms and types (oral, injectable, inhaled, etc.). If you need medication, the type that’s right for you will depend on how the medication works and the ...
Baclofen (Gablofen, Lioresal, Ozobax) is a medication that treats stiff muscles and spasms, a condition called spasticity, that can happen to people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other nerve ...
A pair of clinical data sets gives Novartis confidence in a new formulation of the company’s gene therapy Zolgensma for the treatment of older patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Among SMA ...
More than three years after Novartis’ plan for a speedy approval for intrathecal Zolgensma was thwarted by an FDA requirement for a pivotal phase 3 trial, the company is back with a positive readout ...
Sometimes cancer cells are able to cross into the fluid that surrounds and protects your brain and spinal cord. Cancer drugs you take by mouth or through a vein can’t get through as easily.