Saving Ryan is the inspiring story by physician-scientist Dr. Emil Kakkis about his journey to develop a new, first-ever treatment for MPS. Hear about the great challenges getting grant and industry support for this rare disease despite the solid science behind doing...
The Canadian MPS Society met directly with Takeda Pharmaceuticals on May 11th, when Takeda shared with us that they will discontinue development of TAK-609, investigational intrathecal enzyme replacement therapy for MPS II, Hunter syndrome. Patients with MPS II...
The Canadian MPS Society has been strongly advocating to add MPS I-H (Hurler Syndrome) to all newborn screening panels throughout Canada. To date, MPS I-H has been added to the Ontario Newborn Screening Panel, with the strong advocacy efforts of Newborn Screening...
Ultragenyx has relaunched their patient support interactive website, UltraRareAdvocacy.com with a refreshed design and more ways to connect with rare disease communities. Visitors will find: More rare experiences from individuals and families living with...
We are excited to hear that Elosulfase alfa – branded as Vimizin and made by BioMarin – has been recommended by NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) for treating MPS IVA Morquio in England and Wales. Newly diagnosed patients and...
Mathias Schmidt, PhD, President and CEO of JCR Pharmaceuticals USA, discusses long-term efficacy and safety data of pabinafusp-alfa (Izcargo) in mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II; Hunter syndrome). (Data from this study was recently presented...
