other material
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
BioMarin discontinues VOXZOGO trials in Turner, SHOX, ACAN after SCFE safety events
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC
- Discontinued dosing and enrollment in Phase 2 CANOPY trials for Turner syndrome, SHOX-deficiency, and ACAN-deficiency.
- Decision follows slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) events in two investigator-sponsored trials; SCFE not seen in BioMarin's own trials or in >5,000 achondroplasia patients.
- Phase 2 CANOPY trials for Noonan syndrome and idiopathic short stature (ISS) without ACAN-deficiency will continue as planned.
- Over 10,000 patient-years of safety data in achondroplasia shows no SCFE cases; VOXZOGO remains approved for achondroplasia.