Four-Year Follow-Up Data for Genentech’s Evrysdi Show Continued Increase in Number of Children With a Severe Form of Spinal ​Muscular ​Atrophy (SMA)​ Able to Sit, Stand and Walk

Four-Year Follow-Up Data for Genentech’s Evrysdi Show Continued Increase in Number of Children With a Severe Form of Spinal ​Muscular ​Atrophy (SMA)​ Able to Sit, Stand and Walk

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  • Data from ongoing FIREFISH study confirm long-term efficacy and safety profile of Evrysdi in children with Type 1 SMA
  • Ninety-one percent of children were alive at month 48
  • More than 95% maintained the ability to swallow - without treatment they would have required feeding support and majority would have died within 2 years
  • Evrysdi is now approved in 99 countries with more than 8,500 patients treated globally