Strategic alliances an important factor in the search for effective DMD drugs, says analyst

21 March 2018

Although there have been some new drugs approved for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in the past year or two, none are seen as being particularly effective therapy.

These include Exondys 51 (eteplirsen) injection, from US RNA-based drug developer Sarepta Therapeutics (Nasdaq: SRPT) and Emflaza (deflazacort) from Marathon Pharmaceuticals.

However, recent years have witnessed an increase in deal activity that may lead to future treatments, according to analytics company GlobalData.

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