Distinguished in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2

Dr. Kathryn Swoboda

Neurology
Office
185 Cambridge St, 
Boston, MA 
Distinguished in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2
Office
185 Cambridge St, 
Boston, MA 
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Overview

Kathryn Swoboda is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Swoboda is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Muscle Atrophy, and Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 114 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 19 articles in the study of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2.

Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in UT
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Office
185 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
Call: 617-726-5732

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

2 Clinical Trials

An Open-Label Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Multiple Doses of ISIS 396443 Delivered Intrathecally to Subjects With Genetically Diagnosed and Presymptomatic Spinal Muscular Atrophy
An Open-Label Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Multiple Doses of ISIS 396443 Delivered Intrathecally to Subjects With Genetically Diagnosed and Presymptomatic Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 20, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Nusinersen
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Global Study of a Single, One-Time Dose of AVXS-101 Delivered to Infants With Genetically Diagnosed and Pre-symptomatic Spinal Muscular Atrophy With Multiple Copies of SMN2
A Global Study of a Single, One-Time Dose of AVXS-101 Delivered to Infants With Genetically Diagnosed and Pre-symptomatic Spinal Muscular Atrophy With Multiple Copies of SMN2
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 07, 2022
Intervention Type: Biological
Study Drug: Onasemnogene Abeparvovec-Xioi
Study Phase: Phase 3
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114 Total Publications

Early life safety profiling of gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy.
Early life safety profiling of gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy.
Journal: Gene therapy
Published: October 11, 2024
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  • Muscle Atrophy
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  • Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood
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  • Acute Cerebellar Ataxia
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  • Becker Muscular Dystrophy
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  • Cortical Dysplasia
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  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
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