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This drug costs 6 million [[Hong Kong Dollar]] for one year.<ref>{{cite news|title=孖仔患罕見病　首年藥費1200萬　每年用藥「賣樓不夠」　母嘆港沒政策支援|url=https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170822/s00002/1503337790173|accessdate=22 August 2017|agency=Mingpao Daily|date=22 August 2017|language=zh-hant}}</ref>
This drug costs 6 million [[Hong Kong Dollar]] for one year.<ref>{{cite news|title=孖仔患罕見病　首年藥費1200萬　每年用藥「賣樓不夠」　母嘆港沒政策支援|url=https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170822/s00002/1503337790173|accessdate=22 August 2017|agency=Mingpao Daily|date=22 August 2017|language=zh-hant}}</ref>


In November 2016, the [[new drug application]] was accepted under the FDA's [[Priority review (FDA)|priority review]] process on the strength of the Phase III trial and the unmet need, and was also accepted for review at the [[European Medicines Agency]] (EMA) at that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smanewstoday.com/2016/11/01/regulatory-applications-sma-therapy-nusinersen-accepted-us-fda-eu-ema |title=Regulatory Applications for SMA Therapy Nusinersen Accepted in US, EU |publisher=BioNews Services, LLC|date= |accessdate=2016-11-15}}</ref><ref name="NYT_Spinraza_Thomas">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/business/spinraza-price.html |title=Costly Drug for Fatal Muscular Disease Wins F.D.A. Approval |author=Katie Thomas |date=December 30, 2016 |newspaper=New York Times}}</ref> It was approved by the FDA in December 2016 as the first drug for SMA.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/surprise-drug-approval-is-holiday-gift-for-biogen-1482856447|title=Surprise Drug Approval Is Holiday Gift for Biogen|last=Grant|first=Charley|date=2016-12-27|work=|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=2016-12-27|via=}}</ref> Likewise, in April 2017, EMA recommended that nusinersen be approved for marketing in the [[European Union]] to treat spinal muscular atrophy.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/Press_release/2017/04/WC500226270.pdf |title=First medicine for spinal muscular atrophy: Orphan medicine Spinraza recommended by CHMP under accelerated assessment |publisher=[[European Medicines Agency]]| date=2017-04-21| accessdate=2017-04-21}}</ref> In June 2017, nusinersen was approved for marketing in [[European Union]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.afp.com/en/news/1315/spinrazar-nusinersen-approved-european-union-first-treatment-spinal-muscular-atrophy| title=SPINRAZA® (Nusinersen) Approved in the European Union as First Treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy |publisher=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]]| date=2017-06-01|accessdate=2017-06-01}}</ref>
In November 2016, the [[new drug application]] was accepted under the FDA's [[Priority review (FDA)|priority review]] process on the strength of the Phase III trial and the unmet need, and was also accepted for review at the [[European Medicines Agency]] (EMA) at that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smanewstoday.com/2016/11/01/regulatory-applications-sma-therapy-nusinersen-accepted-us-fda-eu-ema |title=Regulatory Applications for SMA Therapy Nusinersen Accepted in US, EU |publisher=BioNews Services, LLC|date= |accessdate=2016-11-15}}</ref><ref name="NYT_Spinraza_Thomas">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/business/spinraza-price.html |title=Costly Drug for Fatal Muscular Disease Wins F.D.A. Approval |author=Katie Thomas |date=December 30, 2016 |newspaper=New York Times}}</ref> It was approved by the FDA in December 2016 as the first drug for SMA.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/surprise-drug-approval-is-holiday-gift-for-biogen-1482856447|title=Surprise Drug Approval Is Holiday Gift for Biogen|last=Grant|first=Charley|date=2016-12-27|work=|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=2016-12-27|via=}}</ref> Likewise, in April 2017, EMA recommended that nusinersen be approved for marketing in the [[European Union]] to treat spinal muscular atrophy.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/Press_release/2017/04/WC500226270.pdf |title=First medicine for spinal muscular atrophy: Orphan medicine Spinraza recommended by CHMP under accelerated assessment |publisher=[[European Medicines Agency]]| date=2017-04-21| accessdate=2017-04-21}}</ref> In June 2017, nusinersen was approved for marketing in [[European Union]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.afp.com/en/news/1315/spinrazar-nusinersen-approved-european-union-first-treatment-spinal-muscular-atrophy| title=SPINRAZA® (Nusinersen) Approved in the European Union as First Treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy |publisher=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]]| date=2017-06-01|accessdate=2017-06-01}}</ref> Nusinersen was approved in Canada<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/biogens-spinraza-nusinersen-receives-notice-of-compliance-from-health-canada-for-the-treatment-of-5q-spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma-632452943.html | title=Biogen's SPINRAZA™ (nusinersen) Receives Notice of Compliance from Health Canada for the Treatment of 5q Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) | publisher=[[Cision]] | date=2017-07-04 }}</ref> and Japan<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thepharmaletter.com/article/biogen-to-launch-spinraza-in-japan-soon | title=Biogen to launch Spinraza in Japan soon | date-2017-07-10 }}</ref> in July 2017, in Brasil in August 2017<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.brasil.gov.br/saude/2017/08/remedio-inedito-para-atrofia-muscular-espinhal-e-liberado | title= Remédio inédito para atrofia muscular espinhal é liberado | date=2017-08-25 | language=pt-br }}</ref> and in Switzerland in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sma-schweiz.ch/spinraza-zulassung-nun-auch-in-der-schweiz/ | title=Spinraza – Zulassung nun auch in der Schweiz | publisher=SMA Schweiz | date=2017-09-30 | language=de-ch }}</ref>

== Reimbursement status ==

As of October 2017, Spinraza is reimbursed by public healthcare systems in Germany, France (SMA type 1 and 2 only) and Italy and is being appraised for potential reimbursement in a number of other countries.


In October 2017, the Danish Medicines Council rejected the drug as a standard treatment in Denmark due to an "unreasonably high price" compared to the clinical effect.<ref>[http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/medicinraadet-siger-nej-til-laegemiddel-til-boern-med-muskelsvind-urimeligt-dyrt Medicinrådet siger nej til lægemiddel til børn med muskelsvind: 'Urimeligt' dyrt] Retrieved October 13 2017.</ref>
In October 2017, the Danish Medicines Council rejected the drug as a standard treatment in Denmark due to an "unreasonably high price" compared to the clinical effect.<ref>[http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/medicinraadet-siger-nej-til-laegemiddel-til-boern-med-muskelsvind-urimeligt-dyrt Medicinrådet siger nej til lægemiddel til børn med muskelsvind: 'Urimeligt' dyrt] Retrieved October 13 2017.</ref>

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Nusinersen
Clinical data
Trade namesSpinraza
Other namesIONIS-SMNRx, ISIS-SMNRx
ATC code
  • None
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
MetabolismExonuclease (3’- and 5’)-mediated hydrolysis
Elimination half-life135–177 days (in CSF), 63–87 days (in plasma)
Identifiers
  • all-P-ambo-2’-O-(2-Methoxyethyl)-5-methyl-P-thiouridylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyl-P-thiocytidylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-P-thioadenylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyl-P-thiocytidylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyl-P-thiouridylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyl-P-thiouridylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyl-P-thiouridylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyl-P-thiocytidylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-P-thioadenylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyl-P-thiouridylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-P-thioadenylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-P-thioadenylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyl-P-thiouridylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-P-thioguanylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyl-P-thiocytidylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyl-P-thiouridylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-P-thioguanylyl-(3’→5’)-2’-O-(2-methoxyethyl)guanosine[1]
CAS Number
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC234H323N61Na17O128P17S17[2]
Molar mass7501 Da[2] g·mol−1

Nusinersen (INN),[1] marketed as Spinraza,[3] is a drug used in treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA),[4] a rare neuromuscular disorder. In December 2016, it became the first approved drug used in treating this disorder.

Medical use

The drug is used to treat spinal muscular atrophy associated with a mutation in the SMN1 gene. It is administered directly to the central nervous system (CNS) using intrathecal injection.[2]

In clinical trials, the drug halted the disease progression. In around 60% of infants affected by type 1 spinal muscular atrophy, the drug also significantly improved motor function.[2]

Side effects

Like other antisense drugs, there is a risk of abnormalities in blood clotting and a reduction in platelets as well as a risk of kidney damage.[2]

In clinical trials, people treated with nusinersen had an increased risk of upper and lower respiratory infections and congestion, ear infections, constipation, pulmonary aspiration, teething, and scoliosis. One infant in a clinical trial had severe lowering of salt levels and several had rashes. There is a risk that growth of infants and children might be stunted. In older clinical trial subjects, the most common adverse events were headache, back pain, and adverse effects from the spinal injection.[2]

Some people may develop antibodies against the drug; as of December 2016 it was unclear what effect this might have on efficacy or safety.[2]

Pharmacology

Spinal muscular atrophy is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the SMN1 gene which codes for survival motor neuron (SMN) protein. Patients survive owing to low amounts of the SMN protein produced from the SMN2 gene. Nusinersen modulates alternate splicing of the SMN2 gene, functionally converting it into SMN1 gene, thus increasing the level of SMN protein in the CNS.[5]

The drug distributes to CNS and to peripheral tissues.[2]

The half-life is estimated to be 135 to 177 days in CSF and 63 to 87 days in blood plasma. The drug is metabolized via exonuclease (3’- and 5’)-mediated hydrolysis and does not interact with CYP450 enzymes.[2] The primary route of elimination is likely by urinary excretion for nusinersen and its metabolites.[2]

Chemistry

Nusinersen is an antisense oligonucleotide in which the 2’-hydroxy groups of the ribofuranosyl rings are replaced with 2’-O-2-methoxyethyl groups and the phosphate linkages are replaced with phosphorothioate linkages.[2][5]

History

Nusinersen was discovered in a collaboration between Adrian Krainer at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Ionis Pharmaceuticals (formerly called Isis Pharmaceuticals).[6][7][8][9] Partial work was done at University of Massachusetts funded by Cure SMA.[10]

Starting in 2012, Ionis partnered with Biogen on development and in 2015 Biogen acquired an exclusive license to the drug for a US$75 million license fee, milestone payments up to US$150 million, and tiered royalties thereafter; Biogen also paid the costs of development subsequent to taking the license.[11] The license to Biogen included licenses to intellectual property that Ionis had acquired from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and University of Massachusetts.[12]

This drug costs 6 million Hong Kong Dollar for one year.[13]

In November 2016, the new drug application was accepted under the FDA's priority review process on the strength of the Phase III trial and the unmet need, and was also accepted for review at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) at that time.[14][15] It was approved by the FDA in December 2016 as the first drug for SMA.[16] Likewise, in April 2017, EMA recommended that nusinersen be approved for marketing in the European Union to treat spinal muscular atrophy.[17] In June 2017, nusinersen was approved for marketing in European Union.[18] Nusinersen was approved in Canada[19] and Japan[20] in July 2017, in Brasil in August 2017[21] and in Switzerland in September 2017.[22]

Reimbursement status

As of October 2017, Spinraza is reimbursed by public healthcare systems in Germany, France (SMA type 1 and 2 only) and Italy and is being appraised for potential reimbursement in a number of other countries.

In October 2017, the Danish Medicines Council rejected the drug as a standard treatment in Denmark due to an "unreasonably high price" compared to the clinical effect.[23]

Society and culture

Nusinersen has orphan drug designation in the United States and the European Union.[24]

According to the New York Times, Spinraza "will be among the most expensive drugs in the world", with an estimated cost US$750,000 in the first year of treatment and "about US$375,000 annually after that."[15] In August 2016 peak annual sales of nusinersen were estimated to reach around $1.7 billion.[25]

References

  1. ^ a b "International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN). Recommended International Nonproprietary Names: List 74" (PDF). World Health Organization. pp. 413–14. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Nusinersen US Label" (PDF). FDA. December 2016. For updates see FDA index page for NDA 209531
  3. ^ "Nusinersen". AdisInsight. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. ^ Ottesen, Eric W. (2017-01-01). "ISS-N1 makes the first FDA-approved drug for spinal muscular atrophy". Translational Neuroscience. 8 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1515/tnsci-2017-0001. ISSN 2081-6936. PMC 5382937. PMID 28400976.
  5. ^ a b Zanetta, C; Nizzardo, M; Simone, C; Monguzzi, E; Bresolin, N; Comi, GP; Corti, S (1 January 2014). "Molecular Therapeutic Strategies for Spinal Muscular Atrophies: Current and Future Clinical Trials". Clinical Therapeutics. 36 (1): 128–40. doi:10.1016/j.clinthera.2013.11.006. PMID 24360800.
  6. ^ Garber, K (11 October 2016). "Big win possible for Ionis/Biogen antisense drug in muscular atrophy". Nature Biotechnology. 34 (10): 1002–1003. doi:10.1038/nbt1016-1002. PMID 27727217.
  7. ^ Wadman, Meredith (23 December 2016). "Updated: FDA approves drug that rescues babies with fatal neurodegenerative disease". Science.
  8. ^ Offord, Catherine (December 1, 2016). "Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Near Approval". The Scientist.
  9. ^ Tarr, Peter (24 December 2016). "CSHL FDA approval of life-saving SMA drug is hailed by its researcher-inventor at CSHL". Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  10. ^ "Therapeutic Approaches". www.curesma.org. Cure SMA. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Biogen Shells Out $75M to Develop Ionis' Nusinersen after Positive Phase III Results", Genetic Engineering News, August 1, 2016
  12. ^ "Press release: Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals Report Nusinersen Meets Primary Endpoint at Interim Analysis of Phase 3 ENDEAR Study in Infantile-Onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy | Biogen Media". Biogen. August 1, 2016.
  13. ^ "孖仔患罕見病　首年藥費1200萬　每年用藥「賣樓不夠」　母嘆港沒政策支援" (in Traditional Chinese). Mingpao Daily. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Regulatory Applications for SMA Therapy Nusinersen Accepted in US, EU". BioNews Services, LLC. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  15. ^ a b Katie Thomas (December 30, 2016). "Costly Drug for Fatal Muscular Disease Wins F.D.A. Approval". New York Times.
  16. ^ Grant, Charley (2016-12-27). "Surprise Drug Approval Is Holiday Gift for Biogen". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  17. ^ "First medicine for spinal muscular atrophy: Orphan medicine Spinraza recommended by CHMP under accelerated assessment" (PDF). European Medicines Agency. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  18. ^ "SPINRAZA® (Nusinersen) Approved in the European Union as First Treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy". AFP. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  19. ^ "Biogen's SPINRAZA™ (nusinersen) Receives Notice of Compliance from Health Canada for the Treatment of 5q Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)". Cision. 2017-07-04.
  20. ^ "Biogen to launch Spinraza in Japan soon". {{cite web}}: Text "date-2017-07-10" ignored (help)
  21. ^ "Remédio inédito para atrofia muscular espinhal é liberado" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017-08-25.
  22. ^ "Spinraza – Zulassung nun auch in der Schweiz" (in Swiss High German). SMA Schweiz. 2017-09-30.
  23. ^ Medicinrådet siger nej til lægemiddel til børn med muskelsvind: 'Urimeligt' dyrt Retrieved October 13 2017.
  24. ^ "Nusinersen". UK Specialist Pharmacy Service. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  25. ^ Lawrence, Stacy (August 1, 2016). "Biogen pays $75M to Ionis on early PhIII antisense results | FierceBiotech". www.fiercebiotech.com.

Further reading

  • Finkel, Richard S; Chiriboga, Claudia A; Vajsar, Jiri; Day, John W; Montes, Jacqueline; De Vivo, Darryl C; Yamashita, Mason; Rigo, Frank; Hung, Gene; Schneider, Eugene; Norris, Daniel A; Xia, Shuting; Bennett, C Frank; Bishop, Kathie M (2016). "Treatment of infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy with nusinersen: A phase 2, open-label, dose-escalation study". The Lancet. 388 (10063): 3017. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31408-8.
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