Catabasis and Sarepta join forces to explore drug combo for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

1 October 2016

Hot on the heels of finally gaining US Food and Drug Administration approval for its Exondys 51 (eteplirsen), US biotech Sarepta Therapeutics (Nasdaq: SRPT) had entered into a research collaboration with clinical-stage biopharma company Catabasis (Nasdaq: CATB) to explore a combination drug treatment approach for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

The two companies will contribute their respective expertise to study an exon-on-skippingskipping treatment developed by Sarepta, together with an oral NF-kB inhibition treatment developed by Catabasis in a mouse model of DMD.

Even though no financial terms were disclosed, news of the collaboration sent Catabasis’ shares rocketing as much as 58% to $7.02, their highest point since June, as the company’s chief executive noted that

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