Santhera Pharmaceuticals (Schweiz) AG

Address
Hohenrainstrasse 24

Sponsor Overview

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3
sponsored trials
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11
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7
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investigators

Specializations

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Santhera Pharmaceuticals (Schweiz) AG focuses on neuromuscular disease research centred on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, with related interest in Becker muscular dystrophy. Its clinical activity includes studies in boys affected by progressive muscle weakness and functional decline, reflecting a therapeutic emphasis on conditions with substantial unmet need in paediatric and adolescent care.

  • Duchenne muscular dystrophy
  • Becker muscular dystrophy
  • Paediatric neuromuscular disorders

Research in this area is directed toward long-term management of disease-related complications and the preservation of muscle function in muscular dystrophy.

Corticosteroid-sparing therapy and long-term care

The sponsor’s trial portfolio includes work on vamorolone in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, highlighting interest in treatment strategies that address chronic disease management and safety in extended use. The clinical focus includes outcomes relevant to ongoing care, such as bone health and fracture risk in children receiving long-term therapy.

  • Long-term treatment safety
  • Bone health
  • Vertebral fractures

This area reflects attention to the complications associated with sustained treatment in paediatric neuromuscular disease.

Clinical pharmacology and drug metabolism

Santhera also supports research in healthy male volunteers to characterise how vamorolone behaves in the body, with interest in pharmacokinetics and CYP3A4-related interactions. This indicates a therapeutic development focus that extends beyond the target disease population to the broader assessment of drug disposition and metabolic pathways.

  • Pharmacokinetics
  • CYP3A4 induction
  • Healthy volunteer studies

The sponsor’s research activity in this domain supports understanding of how the treatment is processed and interacts with other medicines.

Therapeutic development in rare disease

The company’s clinical research landscape is concentrated in rare disease medicine, particularly disorders affecting skeletal muscle and mobility. Its funded trials connect disease-specific treatment development with safety assessment and tolerability evaluation, underscoring a strong medical interest in chronic, genetically driven neuromuscular conditions.

  • Rare disease therapeutics
  • Skeletal muscle disorders
  • Mobility impairment

These activities align with ongoing clinical investigation in Europe and multiple international study sites.

Sponsored Trials

Data & Insights

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Molecule Portfolio
Compounds under investigation
1
Exclusive Molecules
out of 1 total (100% not shared with other sponsors)

This sponsor works with 1 molecule, of which 1 is not being studied by other sponsors.

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Site Partnerships
Collaboration with research centres
9%
Return partnership rate
1 of 11 sites collaborated multiple times

This sponsor has worked with 11 sites across their trial portfolio.

Therapeutic Focus

  • 1.
    Musculoskeletal Diseases3 trials
    238 other sponsors

Partnered Research Centres

11 centres
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Children's Health Ireland
Address
Cooley Road, Crumlin, D12 PN40 Dublin
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Fakultni Nemocnice Brno
Address
Jihlavska 340/20, Bohunice, 625 00 Brno
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Fakultni nemocnice Motol a Homolka
Address
V Uvalu 84/1, Motol, 150 00 Prague
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Hospital Universitario Puerta De Hierro De Majadahonda
Address
Calle De Manuel De Falla 1, 28222 Majadahonda
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assignment922
Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
Address
Avenida Fernando Abril Martorell 106, 46026 Valencia
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assignment1165
Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven
Address
Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven
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