On 3rd November, Servier announced the Phase 3 GRAND CANYON clinical trial of sevasemten in people living with Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) did not meet its primary endpoint which means the trial did not demonstrate a statistically significant benefit on the North Star Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA) compared with placebo. The study’s secondary endpoints were also not met.
The GRAND CANYON study was a global, placebo-controlled trial that followed participants for 18 months to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of sevasemten in BMD. According to Servier, the findings from GRAND CANYON were not consistent with some of the results seen in earlier clinical studies, including the Phase 2 CANYON study. The company is now carrying out a detailed analysis of the trial data, alongside results from previous studies, to better understand these findings.
You can read Servier’s update here.
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