Stan Crooke rose from poverty to found a company that pioneered antisense drugs. After decades of struggle and years of public doubt, the company created a treatment that has saved thousands of children from the brutal disease spinal muscular atrophy.
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The biggest deal ⬩ In the black ⬩ End of an era ⬩ n of 1 ⬩ Small places ⬩ A life of control ⬩ The doctor will see you now
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3 Nov 2021
Chapter 9: the last of his kind
Award season ⬩ NURTURE, and Gabriel ⬩ Kyle Derkowski’s new future ⬩ The drugs of SMA ⬩ Piece of magic ⬩ Frank’s Super Bowl
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27 Oct 2021
Chapter 8: part of something big
Ethics lessons ⬩ Biogen re-ups ⬩ The ultimate sacrifice ⬩ FDA as partner ⬩ Emma’s phase 3 ⬩ Doug Kerr’s bright idea ⬩ Isis to Ionis ⬩ Spinraza approval
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20 Oct 2021
Chapter 7: the SMA gang
The Larsons ⬩ The skunkworks project ⬩ The most unmet need ⬩ Instant synergy ⬩ Another first for antisense ⬩ The clinic, again ⬩ The achievements of Kathie Bishop
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13 Oct 2021
Chapter 6: lone voice in the wilderness
Rosanne saves the company ⬩ Ibis is sold ⬩ An approval ⬩ Souring on Genzyme ⬩ The end of Genta ⬩ The discovery of the SMA gene
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6 Oct 2021
Chapter 5: valley of antisense
The genomics bubble ⬩ Affinitak fails ⬩ Lynne saves the company ⬩ Hybridon pivots ⬩ New chemistries ⬩ Regulus formed ⬩ Isis as cult
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29 Sept 2021
Chapter 4: three kinds of failure
Stumbling out of the gate ⬩ Launch of Vitravene ⬩ Questions about antisense ⬩ The field thins ⬩ Clinical failure ⬩ The darkest days
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22 Sept 2021
Chapter 3: San Diego restart
Rosanne ⬩ An investor emerges ⬩ Founding Isis ⬩ The old garage ⬩ A proper space ⬩ A growing antisense scene ⬩ Starting a pipeline ⬩ Isis goes public
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15 Sept 2021
Chapter 2: a winding path
Quits Purdue ⬩ Pharmacy school ⬩ Off to Baylor ⬩ Harris Busch ⬩ Bristol Labs ⬩ SmithKline ⬩ The death of Nancy Crooke ⬩ The end of SmithKline
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8 Sept 2021
Chapter 1: an ugly place
Stan Crooke is born ⬩ A tenuous existence ⬩ Life with his mother ⬩ The Tech Corner ⬩ Arsenal Tech High School ⬩ Nancy ⬩ Hoodlum ways ⬩ Off to Purdue
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1 Sept 2021
Hope Lies in Dreams trailer
Trailer for upcoming 10-part series, Hope Lies in Dreams.
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