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Dr. Miller recently presented updated data for the Phase 3 Tofersen trial at the ENCALS Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland. Slides from the presentation can be viewed here: https://investors.biogen.com/static-files/4e9393b8-0f67-47a3-a331-05ef3ac7fc63

At the American Neurological Association (ANA) Annual Meeting, Dr. Timothy Miller presented VALOR study of Tofersen Phase 3 Drug Results and Use with ALS. Tofersen is an antisense drug being evaluated for the potential treatment of SOD1-ALS. For more information and to learn about Tofersen Phase 3 Drug Results please see links below. Biogen News Release; […]

Check out Dr. Timothy Miller’s Featured Physicians interview, where WashU offers a more in-depth look at the people behind the white coats. Timothy Miller, MD, PhD – Washington University Physicians (wustl.edu)

How could a gene that causes one type of ALS be switched off? In episode 87, Tim Miller from the Washington University in St. Louis discusses his research into therapies that target the single strands of DNA or RNA which cause many cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. His article “Phase 1–2 […]

The Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Mass General has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to proceed with administering three proposed drug regimens in the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial – the first trial of its kind for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Recognized for developing experimental treatment for ALS

Prospective natural history study of C9orf72ALS clinical characteristics and biomarkers Our team’s hard work has been published in Neurology. This paper profiles the clinical features, such as age at disease onset, survival duration, and measures of disease progression, of ALS patients with mutations in the C9orf72 gene.

The award goes to Timothy Miller, MD, PhD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Don Cleveland, PhD, of the Ludwig Institute at the University of California at San Diego, Richard Smith, MD, of the Center of Neurological Study in La Jolla, California, Toby Ferguson, MD, PhD, for Biogen and Frank Bennett, PhD, […]

Biomarkers are measures reflective of biological processes that occur in the body. In the setting of disease, biomarkers may be used for diagnostic, prognostic or treatment monitoring purposes.

The ALS Association, in partnership with the AAN and the American Brain Foundation, are awarding research funding to Timothy M. Miller, M.D., Ph.D., the David Clayson Professor of Neurology from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The award recognizes significant research contributions in the search for the causes, prevention, and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Since 1996, The ALS Association and the American Academy of Neurology have jointly chosen recipients of the award.

The Miller Lab has found differences between healthy people and people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in biomolecules known as microRNAs. This project seeks to understand the microRNA differences and the effect of adjusting them to try to develop new diagnostic tests or treatments for ALS.

The team is developing a unique imaging biomarker to track TDP-43, a protein found in almost all cases of ALS.

MDA announces enrollment in the Phase I/II trial of SOD1 antisense oligonucleotides. Dr. Timothy Miller led the first trial of these SOD1 ASOs in ALS patients and is now the academic Principle Investigator for the Phase I/II trial, sponsored by Biogen Idec and Ionis Pharmaceuticals.

New research indicating genetic mutations may underlie more ALS cases than scientists originally thought. Dr. Miller’s close colleague Dr. Matthew Harms states, “To our surprise, we found that 26 percent of sporadic ALS patients had potential mutations in one of the known ALS genes we analyzed. This suggests that mutations may be contributing to significantly more ALS cases.”

Highlights the exciting new results from Dr. Miller’s first Phase I trial of SOD1-targeting ASOs, stating that the investigational treatment for inherited forms of ALS has passed an early clinical trial for safety.

Dr. Miller featured in news article and video about his Phase I clinical trial of antisense oligonucleotides targeting the SOD1 protein in ALS patients with SOD1 mutations.