On June 25, 2021, the Committee for Human Medicinal Products (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency, EMA, recommended the marketing authorisation of Voxzogo (trade name of vosoritide) in the European Union (EU)...

This recent study by Dr. Wiktoria Wrobel (Medical University of Lublin, Poland) brings together the different pharmacological treatments for achondroplasia, both current and potential, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each, making it a great comprehensive review.

A paper1 on a Quality of Life research study conducted by Kathryn M. Pfeifer et al aims to develop a better understanding of the experiences of parents of children with achondroplasia.

What is still to be understood on how gait in children with achondroplasia is altered compared to average height children. 

A recently published article by Julie Hoover-Fong et al.1 seeks to synthesize the current knowledge base about the nature, incidence, chronology, and the interrelationships of achondroplasia-related comorbidities across the lifespan.

The Tsumaki lab, at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, is leading new research for achondroplasia with ASP5878, an FGFR inhibitor, using iPS cells. This is a study in collaboration with Astellas Pharma.