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Merchandise updates to support Sanfilippo Awareness!

June 9, 2021 by PattyT

TSF has ongoing campaigns with tee shirts and sweat shirts for Sanfilippo families supporting Sanfilippo and personalized awareness, as well as ribbons and bows, soldier garden flags, angel garden flags, wine glasses, mugs totes etc. Our merchandise is updated on our Facebook merchandise page and ever changing, Please stop by and browse the latest inventory by clicking here > https://www.facebook.com/Team-Sanfilippo-Merchandise-105193968042648 Families who are interested in creating a shirt for their child, please contact Danielle at lieuslady@yahoo.com she will help you in designing a shirt for your child !

Please email Danielle at lieuslady@yahoo.com for questions any of the merchandise

A Very Merry Christmas / Winter holiday, Supporting TSF INC!

We’re offering these bags for a short time (Nov 6, 2020) so you can get them before the holiday ! Click here to view and order !

https://www.customink.com/fundraising/team-sanfilippo-christmas-2020-tote?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=desktop-campaign-page-share&utm_medium=social&ref=facebook_social_desktop-campaign-page-share&utm_content=team-sanfilippo-christmas-2020-tote&fbclid=IwAR1St9mhPuOMY4-hg6z64nHKVe-M53NopRIS0tn8dhy7d3ngytNLHMmoZf8

November 11, 2019 – Faces of Sanfilippo 2020 Calendar 

This year we decided to make a calendar featuring Sanfilippo children and adults from all around the world. We are pleased to say the project is complete.  You can view a preview of the calendar at the link below and order one of two sizes and it will ship directly to you. The company does international shipping as well. We’d like to Thank the following sponsors for working with us to make this project possible. There are 7 pages not viewable in the previews online, but there are sponsor pages and more pics of the beautiful children.   

Abeona Therapeutics, DNA Check – Up, Isabelle Juardo Foundation, Lysosomal and Rare Disease Research Treatment Center, National MPS Society, Peer to Peer, Prevention Genetics, Sanfilippo Hope Initiative, Seelos Therapeutics, and Spinning Wheels Productions!!  

 

https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/tsfincteamsanfilippofoundation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Saturday October 5th, 2019 – Sanfilippo Smash IV (Demolition Derby) 

Ostego County Fairgrounds, Morris, NY

In honor of Martin Gulley and memory of Mea Stoecklin.  This year will feature 400 + cars as the event grows and grows! 

https://www.thedailystar.com/news/local_news/derby-driver-g-mu-team-up-vs-childhood-disease/article_58994302-5977-5aef-8e9e-f3e2b4b341dd.html   Check out the local press this year!  Hope you are able to attend !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gene Therapy

Abeona Therapeutics
Clinical programs in MPS IIIA are partially supported by a $4,000,000 grant from Team Sanfilippo. Read the press release. https://investors.abeonatherapeutics.com/press-releases/detail/102/abeona-announces-13-85m-grant-from-leading-sanfilippo

Abeona is enrolling patients in two ongoing clinical trials studying one-time gene therapies for MPS IIIA and MPS IIIB, and planning a third study for MPS IIIA. The first of the three is known as The Transpher A Study. It is enrolling eligible children 6 months – 2 years of age or children 2+ years with a cognitive development quotient 60. The company is seeking to enroll younger, higher-functioning patients into the study.

The Transpher A Study https://www.mpstransphera.com/index.html  uses a single intravenous infusion of an adeno-associated virus serotype 9 (AAV9)-based vector to deliver gene therapy ABO-102 for correction of enzymatic defect in MPS IIIA. Study data for a total of 14 treated patients with MPS IIIA followed for 2+ years (mean follow up of 19 months) showed rapid and sustained reduction of heparan sulfate (the enzyme substrate) levels in the cerebrospinal fluid, plasma and urine and reduction of liver volume to near normal size. There have been no treatment-related serious adverse events reported to date, and investigators have observed encouraging neurocognitive signals in younger, higher functioning patients enrolled in the higher dose of Cohort 3.

The best way to determine if your child may be eligible for one of these studies is to take a 6-question survey at AbeonaTrials.com. https://www.mpstransphera.com/index.html#s3  If the survey indicates your child may be eligible to enroll, you have the option of having the information sent to the nearest study site for evaluation by a study investigator. If you agree to share the survey results, the study site will then contact you for more information. Survey results can also be downloaded to share with your child’s physician. Abeona does not have access to any patient information that is shared in this process. If your child is enrolled in the study, reasonable costs of travel and meals needed by you and your child will be reimbursed, and there is no cost to you or your family to participate in the study. If you think your child may be eligible or if you have questions about the study, email patients@abeonatherapeutics.com. You can also consult this FAQ https://www.mpstransphera.com/faq.htmlor visit Clinicaltrials.gov.  https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02716246?term=abeona&rank=2

Similarly, the Transpher B Study uses a single intravenous infusion of an AAV9-based vector to deliver gene therapy ABO-101 for correction of enzymatic defect in MPS IIIB. Dosing of the first cohort of the study was recently completed based on a favorable product safety profile and clear evidence of biological activity observed to date. The first patient in the second cohort has been treated and the study continues to enroll eligible subjects. Read the press release https://investors.abeonatherapeutics.com/press-releases/detail/155/abeona-therapeutics-treats-first-patient-in-second-cohort and visit Clinicaltrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03315182?term=abeona&rank=1 for more details.

The third study, known as ABT-003, will enroll children who are not eligible for the Transpher A Study. It is expected to begin in the fall of 2019 and will take place at study sites in the US and Europe. Additional details about the study, including enrollment criteria and site locations will be made available when the first site is initiated. If you think your child may be eligible or if you have questions about the study, email patients@abeonatherapeutics.com

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October 6, 2018 – Sanfilippo Smash III –  Ostego County Fairgrounds , 469 Mill Street in Morris, NY   

Vehicle inspections start at 7am, the event begins at noon and could last till midnight! Lots of fun, 

prizes, giveaways, kid friendly!! only $10 admission fee, free to enter a car! Check out the video/ news clip!  https://wbng.com/around-the-tiers/2018/10/01/spinning-wheels-productions-holding-sanfilippo-smash-iii/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56 names of sanfilippo on this car this year!! 

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March 12, 2018 – Chefs Unite to Save Mickey and Cure Sanfilippo

Deerfield @ 507 Thompson Station Rd. Newark, DE 19711

Please join us for a night of delicious food, fantastic wine, and great company for a great cause! We will be supporting the Team Sanfilippo Foundation’s efforts to find a cure for all of the children afflicted with Sanfilippo Syndrome, also known as MPS-III, a rare and fatal genetic disorder. Mickey Merrill was diagnosed with the disease, often referred to as Childhood Alzheimer’s, just last summer.
In addition to a very special meal from some of the Delaware Valley’s best chefs, we will feature the first ever-public screening of “The Weight of a Mountain”, a short documentary about Sanfilippo Syndrome. Produced by Dan Salvo of DP Studios, the film features Carl Kapes, a fellow Delaware father whose children Ryan and Brayden also suffer from Sanfilippo Sydrome. Please view the film’s trailer below.

For ticket info and menu and trailer of documentary click here >  https://savemickey.ticketspice.com/savemickey

 

 

 

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UPDATE : 12/11/ 17 Newark Delaware Chef raises awareness for Sanfilippo and his daughter Michaela, aka”Mickey” 

What an awesome response to Merrill family for support for Mickey!  I encourage you read this article about the 2 events that her family had to help further treatments and a REAL HOPE for Mickey and others! 

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/entertainment/2017/12/08/after-terminal-diagnosis-delaware-musicians-chefs-rally-behind-newark-girl/922525001/    

Thank you to all who supported these events!!  

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Dec 4, 2017 check out the link here and the article below.

The menu looks fabulous!! Don’t miss out! 

https://savemickey.ticketspice.com/chefs-unite-to-save-mickey-and-cure-sanfilippo-syndrome

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.newarkpostonline.com/news/article_0cd63828-c2bb-11e7-b9cb-ebc7b6c2c53d.html

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Saturday August 12, 2017 – Bowling, Raffles, Auctions, Baked goods, door prizes and fun !!!

Come to Michigan for a good time!   Event being held at Mayville Lanes, 429 E. Main Street, Mayville, MI 48744

call 989-843-6971 

 

 

March 5, 2017 – Team Sanfilippo has a new shirt!!!! Money goes straight to Team Sanfilippo and then into helping fund treatments for Sanfilippo children of all ages and stages of the illness. Please consider buying a shirt today!! We have 2 studies going on now a clinical trial happening in about 30-45 days and hopefully another trial later this Fall! All funds from this go towards helping with trials and studies.

TSF Booster   

 

 

 

 

 

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Raise awareness in the month of February as we make February 28, 2017 – Rare Disease Awareness day.  So many way to share about someone you care about that is RARE!   http://rarediseaseday.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nord-rddus-2017-final-presentation.pdf 

 

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MPS III / Sanfiliippo families, please when you get a chance, log into your patient profile on https://connect.patientcrossroads.org/?org=ConnectMPS and complete the new survey. This is a screen shot of where you need to be to complete the surveys. On the left side column- if you have an orange explanation mark next to the survey, then that’s the one to be completed. Also notice that there is a place for you to upload medical reports. The registry is for all MPS, ML and glycoproteins. However the newest survey that went out is for MPSIII patients. Note all data is de-identified and this new survey was written by BioMarin.

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Slowly we watch them lose what once made them https://www.thelionsroaratpsu.org/home/sanfilippo/

The story is one that many parents who have gone before us have done as well, only to see their children pass on because time is critical in funding for treatments that have been on the horizon for a few years now! Carl’s youngest may have qualified just one before, now things are questionable because of delay in the initial trial.  His heart is wrenched, as here’s a man who has physically and emotionally done all one can do, not depending on others all the time to raise the money!  He was proactive and still is though heart broken . Take time to read the story if you will. The truth is here for most of us. TSF is continually working towards cures and treatments for quality of life, as that is what most us have to live with.. Quality of life!!  Please share his story and donate what you can! Be blessed and Thank you!

Ryan Kapes, 11, left, with his dad Carl and brother Brayden, 8, watch The Backyardigans at their home in Wilmington, Delaware. Ryan has Sanfilippo Syndrome, a genetic disease that attacks the central nervous system. Most children with the condition die before the age of 20.
Ryan Kapes, 11, left, with his dad Carl and brother Brayden, 8, watch The Backyardigans at their home in Wilmington, Delaware.
Ryan has Sanfilippo Syndrome, a genetic disease that attacks the central nervous system. Most children with the condition die before the age of 20.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sunday October 9, 2016 1pm

Ostego County Fairgrounds, Morris NY

The Sanfilippo Smash is a charity event held in honor of Martin Gulley and Mea Stokelin . Both have Sanfilippo Syndrome, we hope to make this an annual event.   We are hoping to not only be able to give a donation to Team Sanfilippo Foundation which will go directly to the research of Sanfilippo Syndrome but, hopefully one day be able to say our son HAD MPS3. There will be 2 raffle cars that are being built and they will go towards helping with some of the medical expenses that are being incurred by both Martin and Mea’s families. Any Donations made can be made to the families directly or to  directly thru this website to Team Sanfilippo please, put in the note “Sanfilippo Smash”, Thank you! You can follow Martin at https://www.facebook.com/RidewithMart

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Saturday May 28, 2016– Running Santana Running for a Cure, 371 Marathons, 88 Ultra Marathons

                                                     Nanny Goat 24 Hour Trail – Riverside, CA  USA

 

In the demonstration that the run rises always the hearts and enlighten us for solidarity, our great friend Raul Santana fine marathon runner and ultra-marathon runner, shall comply with this ultra-marathon tomorrow Saturday 28 may with a special purpose: raise awareness about the Existence of the apocalyptic suffers from a rare disease that my daughter, as well as so many other children in his condition, Sanfilippo Syndrome.
This is a disease that is presented in a statistic of 1:80.000 births and being genetics, begins his evidence generally from the age of 4 years, gradually stealing all his skills, (talking, eating, walking… Breathe), Less his unwavering desire to live.
Raul Santana bet in this ultra marathon not only to meet the highest mileage possible, but to work together to make a cure a reality.
The symbol of the nanny goat immaculate is a reflection of the power of innocence and the love of God that can never leave without protection for these children and their families. Thanks Raul Santana!!!!

 

 

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Sunday April 3, 2016- 2nd Annual Ride for Sanfilippo!

10 am – 4 pm in Delaware!  https://www.facebook.com/events/1761879474089193

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September 15 – 30, 2015

CANS ACROSS AMERICA FOR SANFILIPPO SYNDROME!  

If you’d like an easy to do fundraiser to help provide funding for the approved gene therapy drug to be made for our kids who are younger, and also to help families if needed, get to and from the clinic location, this is an easy fundraiser anyone can do! It will take approx. 250K per child to receive the drug. That is a lot of money to raise,  drug companies are not helping with this funding until after the trials are complete in our children and they see results. So please help, as every dollar counts!

All you need is an empty coffee can or similar can that you tape a label around that is 8.5″ x 14″,   then talk to a local business you frequent often, your workplace reception desk or cafeteria, school office etc.. the places are only limited by your imagination.  Ask the manager or owner to kindly keep an eye on the can and you stop in weekly to pick up the donations.

We are trying this for two weeks, but, if business owners or whoever have no issue with leaving the can for longer that is wonderful.  Please combine all funds into one check and send to

Team Sanfilippo Foundation,

PO Box 1152
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

People can also write a check for the can if they wish to donate larger amounts vs just their change.  One business we used a while back actually used the can to trade in their paper dollars to get change for their register at times. So it can help a business as well in the respect for convenience.   Here are links to the labels, the black and white one is actually of 3 of the Sanfilippo children back in June, the other pic is a random color of children of playing.

/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cans-across-bw.pdf.     < Black and white label

/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cans-across-color.pdf   < Color label


Gourmet Popcorn Campaign!

August 3 – 23, 2015

Popcorn for Cure! 40% of your purchase of this awesome popcorn goes to Team Sanfilippo towards Gene Therapy and helping families to get thru it!

Check out the awesome selection! Flavors for you, your friends and family as gifts, an office party, baby shower, or any gathering where snacks and food are needed! Bring something unique and tasty!

https://www.supportyours.org/store/teamsanfilippo/sort/all  < please copy and paste the link, for reason links are not working today!  Thanks so much, every purchase matters!


May 8, 2015 – Guest Bartending Night 6pm -9pm  Stay late for live music!!

Kelly’s Logan House

Wilmington, DE 19806


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Sunday April 12, 2105- 1st Annual Bike Run!
Newport, Delaware > see flyer for details or FB page   https://www.facebook.com/events/775569605824106/


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Collect Old Shoes, Fund Gene Therapy!

Old Shoes for a Cure

 

Sat Aug 09, 2014 – Mon Sep 22, 2014

FUNDRAISING GOAL: 7,500 pairs of shoes = $3,000*

This money will be used to fund medical research, and clinical genetic trials scheduled to start in March 2015.

*Shoes are shipped to under-developed countries, where they are recycle via funds2org.com.

To see how you can help,   click here >   http://www.volunteermatch.org/search/opp1749366.jsp     this one is easy, anyone can do it!!

 


Gabo

 

Gabo’s Story

Our beloved son Gabo was born on February 14, 2010, the most amazing Valentine’s gift ever, and the answer to our prayers to complete our family. His first year’s development was normal. However, at 16 months, we noticed he had lost the few words he had acquired up to that point and his overall communication skills had declined. Our search for answers started and the first diagnosis we received was Autism.

While doing some research about potential stem cell treatments for Autism, we visited a Geneticist during the summer of 2013. Additional tests were performed on Gabo, including metabolic testing and genetic sequencing, he received the official diagnosis of “Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A”. Read more here… http://www.gofundme.com/GaboMilagro

 


 

National Rare Disease Day February 28th! 

Jonny -Lee Miler of “Elementary” advocates for Sanfilippo. CBS did an excellent interview.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/02/26/elementary-star-jonny-lee-miller-works-to-solve-sanfilippo-syndrome/

 


Bravelets™ bracelets are worn to help you be strong and brave in tough situations.

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You can now have $10 of any single purchase of these beautiful pieces of jewelry go to help Sanfilippo

Check out some of the selections, these are just two them pictured here.  They make wonderful gifts as well.

https://bravelets.com/bravepage/sanfilippo-syndrome

Bravelets™ bracelets are worn to help you be strong and brave in tough situations. Therefore, Bravelets™ and triangles are a perfect pair. The triangle is incorporated not only in the Bravelets logo, but also in every item’s single design. Plain and simple, the triangle represents strength, just like Bravelets

 

Team Sanfilippo Update November 28, 2019

January 17, 2020 by PattyT

January 17, 2020

Today we are excited to announce that Kathy Nay will be joining our Team as a Board Member. Kathy has been a long-time supporter of TSF and has been helping in many aspects of the foundation behind the scenes. Today we’d like to welcome her in an official capacity to continue working with us and expanding her role into areas where needed.

Kathy Nay is the mother of Miriam “Miri” Nay, MPS IIIB, age 9. Kathy lives just outside of Philadelphia, PA with her husband, Josh, daughter Miri, and Jack (age 6, unaffected carrier). Miri was diagnosed in December of 2014 and spent 2.5 years in an enzyme replacement clinical trial before it was abruptly cancelled. Miri is currently residing in the nonverbal but hyperactive phase of Sanfilippo syndrome.

Kathy works full-time as an academic advisor to health science students at The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. She has a love of animals and can frequently be found singing showtunes when not being forced to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse for the millionth time by Miri.

Welcome to our Team Kathy!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Giving Tuesday is here for 2019, December 3, 2019. 

The push for funding on this date is special for many reasons, especially for TSF, as this a time when FB others will match funds up to 7K for non profits! 

We look forward to our friends using Giving Tuesday not only to give, but to encourage others to support causes, neighbors, homeless on the street etc that  they feel strongly about during a time of the holidays when may feel alone. We of course want you help your fellow man, but we also ask that you consider donations and asking friends to do the same to help TSF to expand trials and add new trials to help the sanfilippo community. Our kids are dying everyday usually before age 20. This year alone since September 1, 2019 – November 29, 2019  We have mourned and celebrated life of 15 Sanfilippo children passing on. Only 3 of those were over the age 20,  the other 12 were all 15 or younger.  With science and trials coming forward we should not have to continue burying our children at such an early age. The current trials are helping, but we still have a way to go and have not found that cure yet!  We truly believe it will come as a combinations of things. 

Please consider a donation today and encourage at least 2 friends to do the same. You can see the trials we are funding currently and past for our kids.  Go the donate link and give if will, no amount is too small! Every dollar counts. We are a foudation with low overhead of 90% or more going to the trials, research and helping families in real time. 

Thank you for your kindness to our community, may God bless you with abundance for your kindness! here’s a link to open a calendar of ideas of things to do good each in December 2019 that might inspire you some way to help those around you daily! 

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019 –  FIRST CLINICAL TRIAL FOR ALL TYPES AND AGES OF SANFILIPPO SYNDROME ! 

Today TSF INC. (Team Sanfilippo Foundation) announces  a clinical collaboration to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Bioblast’s proprietary Trehalose solution for the treatment of patients with Sanfilippo syndrome.
Under the terms of the collaboration, TSF plans to conduct an open label study in up to 20 Sanfilippo patients, which will be followed for safety and efficacy. If successful, based on the results of such study, Bioblast may determine to continue the development of Trehalose towards a pivotal study for this extra rare disease while maintaining full commercial rights. TSF received FDA approval for this study was last week.
“We are excited to be working with TSF to explore the potential of Trehalose in this rare and devastating disease,” said Dalia Megiddo, M.D., interim Chief Executive Officer of Bioblast. Read more here about Bioblast, Trehalose and TSF!> https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/bioblast-pharma-announces-collaboration-with-team-sanfilippo-to-evaluate-trehalose–for-the–20190214-01371?fbclid=IwAR1aUqGit2AbxVjuciiXd4hXETEm6sfP-uXFij_vuhMW0wtMG7HC776EEvU 

This is something that we the board at TSF have done studies on in mice and researched about over a few years now! This has been a desire of our to bring to the children to bring a better quality of life to ALL  TYPES AND AGES of Sanfilippo! 

Thank you to our President Kathleen Buckley who has never given up in getting this passed thru the FDA and clinicians for the trials as well as  Danielle our Treasurer, and Patty our Vice President who also met with the CEO of BioBlast and , Chief Medical officer and lawyers in NYC to present our case to the company for Sanfilippo! 

Last but most importantly, we want to THANK every person who has donated, held a fundraiser, raised awareness and supported TSF in anyway!  Without you and the funding to be able to do this, this would not be happening. We will be gearing up to raise more funds, as we have another clinical trial waiting in the wings to bring out before Fall if all goes well ! 

Thank you so much, and we hope you will continue to support us as we search for that cure as well one day! Many trials are happening now, but none have been a proven cure YET!   We are suspecting a combination of treatments may be needed to conquer the complexity of Sanfilippo! 

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November 16, 2018 – We wanted to take this opportunity to post a list of trials happening currently in USA and some crossing over into other countries as well. Still no treatments for all children, but this is a step in the right direction. A few of the trials are trying to engage a few older children / adults if the criteria can be met in the testing stage.  Thank for all your support, we are still pushing at getting more trials to both children and the older population. Follow us on FB at http://facebook.com/teamsanfilippo   for more updates and happenings in our community as well ! 

For clickable links click doc attached !

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June 13, 2018 – Team Sanfilippo Foundation is proud to announce our collaboration with Lysosomal & Rare Disorders Research & Treatment Center (LDRTC) in Fairfax Virginia for a 6 month study of a potential drug candidate for Sanfilippo Syndrome. This will include testing for effectiveness across all types (A,B,C,D)
Testing will begin in July to screen a drug candidate in patient derived blood samples with Sanfilippo Syndrome (MPS-III A, B, C and D).”

The drug is being studied to prove its ability to clear undigested proteins from the lysosome by activating the Autophagy pathway (the body’s own garbage dump system).

We will be able to move quickly to patient studies if the research proves the clearance of proteins. We are hopeful for positive results that may lead to a viable treatment to lessen the burden of the disease.

We thank all our supporters for their ongoing fundraising efforts that allow us to fund research into clinically viable drugs to help our children in the short term. More help will be needed to fund a potential trial if we are successful and we will be ramping up fundraising to help us achieve our goals. Please contact us if you’d like to do fundraising for our Team. We cannot help our kids without your help.

This is THE FIRST time ALL TYPES of Sanfilippo will be participating in this type of study!!! This is so exciting for our community. If this proves successful, this is also not an age or regression restricted type of treatment. This is what we ALL could use as A TEAM!!! If you would like to speak to anyone about this, you can contact Kathy Buckley (President) at 518-879-6571, Patty Taormino (VP) 410-227-5711, and Danielle O’Connor (Treasurer and fundraising) 330-354-6401

We are SUPER EXCITED about this!!! Please share this announcement with everyone!! The more who see it, the more donations we get, the more children!

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BioMarin Sanfilippo Syndrome Type B (MPS IIIB) Clinical Development Program

An Update for Patient Associations and Families

May 2018

We would like to update you about the status of our clinical development program in Sanfilippo B. The BioMarin program, which involves multiple centers around the world, consists of three studies, described below.

The first study is an observational study of children with Sanfilippo B and includes testing of cognitive and adaptive function. The observational study lasts for 48 weeks. The tests explore how the child thinks and acquires new information as well as how the child deals with daily living. There are also assessments of behavior and quality of life. This study is intended to provide baseline information about how children with Sanfilippo B progress in the absence of treatment. This baseline information may then be compared to disease progression information from BioMarin’s treatment study (both for individual children and in aggregate).

The observational study is being conducted at sites in Australia, Colombia, Germany, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, UK and USA. Enrollment to this study is now complete.

For more details, please visit: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02493998

The second study is a treatment study in which children with Sanfilippo B will receive an investigational enzyme replacement therapy, known as BMN 250. The enzyme is administered directly to the brain as an infusion via a surgically implanted port. To enroll in the treatment study, a child must have completed the observational study as outlined above. This study is being conducted at the same centers. Children who have previously received an investigational drug as part of another clinical study, including gene therapy, may not be enrolled in this study.

For more details, please visit: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02754076

The third study is a natural history study of children with Sanfilippo B up to 18 years old, who do not meet the criteria for participation in the observational study. Children enrolled into this study do not receive the investigational treatment. The objective of this study is to better understand the natural course of Sanfilippo B.

For more details, please visit: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03227042

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Your child’s doctor remains the best source of information regarding the care of your child and any questions or concerns should be directed to your child’s doctor.

If you represent a patient association, please contact BioMarin Patient Advocacy patientadvocacy@bmrn.com. Alternatively, please email BioMarin Medical Information medinfo@bmrn.com

For more information about active clinical studies, including Sanfilippo Type B, please visit https://www.clinicaltrials.gov or https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/
MMRC/BMN25/0041
 

 

 

 

 

 

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Updated: Dec. 2017 Below – We and several other foundations have funded and advanced more gene therapy trials with Abeona, and we at currently looking to finalize our contract and funding for this trial. Funds are critical to further these trial. A trial on average to treat 15-20 children costs average of 10 million. So again please.. these are trials, we need these to get done in order to get to hopeful FDA approved treatments. The cost is not cheap as we are so rare!!  Drug companies don’t like investing in small populations. That’s why we need you!!  Thank you! 

UPDATE  DEC. 2017

Gene therapy
Enzyme replacement therapy
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Small molecule(substrate reduction therapy, chaperones)

Gene Therapy:
Abeona Therapeutics:
Team Sanfilippo grants $4,000,000 to open Phase 1B for three classes of patients; Children older than 7, children with AAV9 antibodies, and children previously treated with ert.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/abeona-announces-13-85m-grant-122705356.html
“Abeona is pleased to continue our global collaboration with the Sanfilippo foundations to help further advance our gene therapy programs for MPS III disease,” said Timothy J. Miller, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Abeona Therapeutics. “The effort and expertise that we continue to commit to the ABO-102 and ABO-101 programs puts us in a strong position to further extend the important progress reported to date. We are grateful to the foundations for their ongoing commitment to identifying and facilitating the development of clinical innovation to treat patients with MPS III disease.”

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Armagen almost under contract for type A now.. Dec 2017!! A Christmas Blessing if we finalize this for all ages! 

May 24th 2017 – ArmaGen breaks thru the BBB in humans with ERT!  We’ve been watching this companies pipeline for 18 months now just waiting for the time to bring this treatment to Sanfilippo. While 2 other companies are dropping ERT trials, ArmaGen is trending in the most advanced process so far with minimal risk and side effect. Here is the latest report on what’s happening in another MPS disease that has been being treated for over 52 weeks now. http://armagen.com/news/trial-shows-armagen-biologic-improves-cognition-hurler-syndrome-patients/

This process looks promising for so many neurocognitive diseases. Please read our latetest in “Whats Happening” on how you can help. We have partnered with Armagen and have met with FDA to move this forward to our Sanfilippo kids by years end or first quarter of 2018!

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Team Sanfilippo is preparing to do a 6 month research study on MMJ for sleep, dystonia and hyperactive behavior. We would like to see if there is any interest in our Sanfilippo community. The criteria is that you have to live in MMJ legal state, not be on MMJ currently, have a MMJ doctor to prescribe and follow patient and have one of the three symptoms. We feel that if we could have a published research specifically on improvements with Sanfilippo then we could get better access to MMJ.
Please post if you are interested and send Kathleen an
email kbuckley12866@gmail.com

We constantly are working on improving quality of life and we believe that MMJ may be able to improve sleep and movement disorders and we hope to be able to prove it through a clinical study.

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Ten Sanfilippo Families Needed for Pilot Testing of Genetic Screening Program 

 

We at Team Sanfilippo have partnered with DNAcheckup, a new nonprofit organization, whose goal is to provide genetic data through saliva testing to families of patients diagnosed with recessive genetic disorders.  This pilot program is for a limited amount of families and the initial requirement for the ten families is that the patient must have already obtained a genetic screening, so their mutations are known.  From the patient’s data, family members (mother, father, siblings, uncles, aunts and cousins) will be tested for just the mutations known in the patient.  This data can be used to determine (in coordination with your physician or genetic counselor) the family member’s carrier status for family planning decisions, like the utilization of in vitro fertilization.  The pilot program is meant to give DNAcheckup a test run of their processes and to provide potential funders with testimonials and assurance that their services are needed and are working properly.   This pilot program will be able to help DNAcheckup refine their processes and feedback from participants is essential.  In 2017, DNAcheckup plans to raise funds to provide free testing to many more families of patients with recessive genetic disorders.   The costs of the testing (saliva kit, shipping and lab testing) will be free to the pilot program participants.   The pilot program is open to US families but in the future DNAcheckup will provide testing globally.   To find out more about participating, please contact order@dnacheckup.org directly and they will call you with additional details and logistics.   We are excited to fund the pilot program testing costs for our patient families in partnership with DNAcheckup and look forward to when DNAcheckup can expand this program to ALL of our families.   For further information about the pilot program and DNAcheckup go to http://www.dnacheckup.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/DNAcheckup.pdf

 
 
 
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October 5, 2016-  With first rounds of gene therapy in Type A proving safe thus far, Abeona Therapeutics Announces Data Safety Monitoring Board Approves ABO-102 Dose Escalation for Second Cohort in Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial for Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A. This is wonderful news and things are going as planned thus far for the trials.
http://phoenix.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=63510&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2209353
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May 24, 2016 at 7:13:28 AM
 It is with happiness that I can share with you all that the IND for the MPS IIIB phase 1/2 clinical trial has received allowance by the FDA. Please find attached the press release sharing this important news! We have much to be grateful for and are doing all we can to progress this critical research.
http://phoenix.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=63510&p=IROL-news

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We are so happy this is finally happening after the research that started out 18 years from one family organization, “Ben’s Dream”. Unfortunately their son never got see the treatment. In Honor of Benjamin Siedman, we pray this therapy works! For the past 10 years Team Sanfilippo and many others have organized to pool our money together for this therapy! Now it is time to continue on for treatments for quality of life for ALL the kids who do not qualify for this trial or treatment! This one thing Team Sanfilippo has always and will always do, is work for treatments for ALL Sanfilippo kids at different stages of the disease, not just a cure the young one! The family foundations who have worked so hard over the many years can be happy for future generations, but as for their own children they will never see the cure and those who are still with us, still continue to decline and all desperately need quality of life treatments. Please continue to fund raise, donate and share with others, as watching the suffering of these children while the doctors having no answer is cruel.  We at TSF work to fill that gap!

http://m.marketwired.com/news_room/Itemid2Release?id=11G098450-001

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Biomarin enrolls first patient with Sanfilippo B ….

http://investors.bmrn.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=966351

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