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Nature Medicine Publishes Results from the Pivotal DEVOTE Study of High-Dose Regimen of Nusinersen in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Findings from DEVOTE support clinical benefits of the high-dose regimen of nusinersen (50 mg and 28 mg) in both treatment-naïve individuals and those previously treated with 12 mg nusinersenThe high-dose regimen of nusinersen also slowed neurodegeneration more rapidly, as measured by neurofilament, than the 12 mg regimen CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) today announced that Nature Medicine published results from the Phase 2/3 DEVOTE study evaluating
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