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ArticleAnnals of clinical and translational neurology2026

Onasemnogene Abeparvovec in Patients With SMA: Interim Results of the RESTORE Registry in Japan.

Kayoko Saito, Kamal Benguerba, Ken Tsuchida, Kazushige Yazawa, Isao Tsumiyama, Hiromitsu Kayama, Sandra P Reyna, Farid Khan, Richard S Finkel

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Article in Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04174157 (A Prospective, Long-Term Registry of Patients With a Diagnosis of Spinal Muscular Atrophy), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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A Prospective, Long-Term Registry of Patients With a Diagnosis of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorNovartis PharmaceuticalsRan2018 to 2038Enrolled700ConditionsSpinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)ArmsProspective observational registry, Zolgensma
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9 authors.

Kayoko SaitoTokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2632-0873
Kamal BenguerbaNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Ken TsuchidaClinical Development, Novartis Pharma K.K., Tokyo, Japan.
Kazushige YazawaClinical Development, Novartis Pharma K.K., Tokyo, Japan.
Isao TsumiyamaAnalytics, Novartis Pharma K.K., Tokyo, Japan.
Hiromitsu KayamaMedical Affairs, Novartis Pharma K.K., Tokyo, Japan.
Sandra P ReynaNovartis Gene Therapies Inc., Bannockburn, Illinois, USA.
Farid KhanNovartis Gene Therapies Inc., Bannockburn, Illinois, USA.
Richard S FinkelCenter for Experimental Neurotherapeutics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9351-7054

Funding

Novartis Gene Therapies Inc.Novartis Pharma K.K.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThere are limited real-world data regarding the safety and effectiveness of onasemnogene abeparvovec (OA; Zolgensma) infusion, a one-time gene replacement therapy, for Japanese patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). We aimed to improve understanding of the real-world outcomes for OA in Japan.

methodsWe report interim, 5-year results of Japanese post-marketing surveillance of OA (part of the RESTORE registry: NCT04174157).

resultsEighty patients were registered and treated with OA (monotherapy: 30%; bridge or switch to OA: 54%). The median (min, max) age (months) was 3.0 (0, 18) at symptom onset and 10.0 (0, 24) at OA infusion. Forty patients each (50.0%) had two or three survival motor neuron 2 (SMN2) gene copies. Ten patients were identified by newborn screening. Adverse events related to OA were reported in 98.8% (serious: 26.3%; no deaths). Adverse events of special interest occurred in 92.5%, including hepatotoxicity (90.0%), transient thrombocytopenia (62.5%), cardiac adverse events (33.8%), and thrombotic microangiopathy (5.0%). Event-free survival at 3 years since OA administration was 93.0%. There was one death from disease progression. Of 39 patients with two or more developmental milestones, 64.1% achieved new developmental milestones and 15.4% maintained their milestones. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders scores increased by ≥ 4 points in 81.8% (54/66).

interpretationThe safety profile of OA in Japanese patients with SMA mirrored that of earlier studies. In our real-world observations, patients showed gains in or maintenance of motor milestones or motor function scores that were sustained over the observation period.

trial registrationNCT04174157 (ClinicalTrials.gov).

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Japaneseonasemnogene abeparvovecpost‐marketing surveillanceRESTORE registryspinal muscular atrophy

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PMID42265796
PMCPMC13395036

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