Buoyed by muscular dystrophy data, Avidity raises $345m

Just a few weeks after Avidity Biosciences made a stir with new data on its experimental therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the biotech has closed a public offering that raised an imp

Sanofi drops BTK drug tolebrutinib in myasthenia gravis

Sanofi is still plugging away with its oral BTK inhibitor tolebrutinib in multiple sclerosis, but has decided to abandon efforts to develop the drug for neuromuscular diso

Capricor preps phase 3 for Duchenne cell therapy as it seeks...

Capricor Therapeutics' bid to find a partner for its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) cell therapy CAP-1002 could get a boost after final phase 2 data showed a strong effect on disease pro

Roche joins others in dropping myostatin inhibitor for DMD

Allergan gets FDA okay for paediatric Botox use