Edgewise Therapeutics to Present on Sevasemten for the Treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy at the 2026 MDA Clinical and Scientific Conference
Edgewise Therapeutics (Nasdaq: EWTX) will present new clinical and natural history data on sevasemten for Becker muscular dystrophy at the 2026 MDA Clinical and Scientific Conference in Orlando, March 8–11, 2026.
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Edgewise Therapeutics (Nasdaq: EWTX) will present new clinical and natural history data on sevasemten for Becker muscular dystrophy at the 2026 MDA Clinical and Scientific Conference in Orlando, March 8–11, 2026.
Edgewise will host a lunch forum on March 9 and showcase multiple scientific posters from March 8–10, including MESA open-label extension results and CANYON cardiac biomarker analyses. Presentations will be posted on the company website after the conference.
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Key Figures
- Functional follow-up
- Up to 3.5 years
- MESA open-label extension functional stabilization in Becker
- MDA 2026 dates
- March 8–11, 2026
- Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinical and Scientific Conference timing
- Lunch forum date
- March 9, 2026, noon ET
- Edgewise Becker-focused lunch forum at MDA 2026
- Cash position
- $530.1 million
- Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of Dec 31, 2025 (8-K)
- Q4 2025 net loss
- $50.2 million
- Fourth-quarter 2025 net loss reported in 8-K
- Shares outstanding
- 107,270,521 shares
- Common shares outstanding as of Feb 19, 2026 (10-K)
- Institutional holding
- 6,541,210 shares (6.2%)
- Paradigm BioCapital beneficial ownership as of Dec 31, 2025
- 52-week range
- $10.60 – $31.82
- Pre-news 52-week low and high for EWTX
Historical Context
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Disclosed option grants for 51,000 shares to new non-executive employees.
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Reported Q4 and 2025 results with strong cash and clear sevasemten NDA timeline.
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Announced COO presentation at Guggenheim Biotech Summit with webcast access.
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Announced option grants for 198,250 shares under 2024 Inducement Equity Plan.
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Outlined 2026 milestones, GRAND CANYON enrollment completion and key cardiology readouts.
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Key Terms
open-label extension medical
becker muscular dystrophy medical
lvef medical
nt-probnp medical
bmd medical
dmd medical
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Details of the Edgewise forum and scientific posters at MDA:
Edgewise Lunch Forum Highlighting Becker Natural History, Community Progress, and Multi-Disciplinary Care with Neuromuscular Disease Experts
Date: Monday, March 9, 2026, at noon ET
Title: Elevating Becker Outcomes: Unlocking New Insights, Mobilizing Communities, and Redefining Care
Presenters:
- Matthew Wicklund, M.D., FAAN, Professor of Neurology, Vice Chair for Research, Department of Neurology, UT Health San Antonio
- Abby Bronson, M.B.A., Vice President, Patient Advocacy and External Innovation, Edgewise
- Amit Sachdev, M.D., M.S., Associate Chief Medical Officer, MSU Healthcare, Medical Director, Department of Neurology and Assistant Professor, Neuromuscular Medicine, Michigan State University
Moderator: Roxana Donisa Dreghici, M.D., Vice President, Clinical Development, Edgewise
Only conference attendees can register for the forum.
Scientific Posters
Title: Long-term stabilization of function in Becker: Sevasemten prevented functional decline up to 3.5 years in
Presenter: Craig M. McDonald, M.D., Distinguished Professor and Chair at the UC Davis Health Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and a Principal Investigator in CANYON and GRAND CANYON
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Title: Effects of sevasemten on LVEF and NT-proBNP in adults with Becker muscular dystrophy in CANYON (470LB)
Presenter: Ben Barthel, Ph.D., Edgewise
Date: Monday, March 9, 2026
Title: Patient-focused drug development: Understanding the patient experience and meaningful treatment outcomes in Becker muscular dystrophy via interviews (8S)
Presenter: Abby Bronson, Edgewise
Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026
Title: Female carriers of BMD and DMD mutations show elevated muscle injury proteins, and muscle loss progression is predicted by plasma ART3 concentration (167M)
Presenter: Luuli Tran, Ph.D., Edgewise
Date: Monday, March 9, 2026
Posters will be showcased at various times throughout the day in the Exhibit Hall. The full MDA 2026 Conference program is available at mdaconference.org.
The Edgewise presentation and posters will be available on the Edgewise website following the presentations.
About Sevasemten
Sevasemten is an orally administered first-in-class fast skeletal myosin inhibitor designed to protect against contraction-induced muscle damage in muscular dystrophies including Becker and Duchenne. Sevasemten presents a novel mechanism of action designed to selectively limit the exaggerated muscle damage caused by the absence or loss of functional dystrophin. Sevasemten has achieved notable regulatory milestones by securing FDA Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of Becker and Duchenne, Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (RPDD) for the treatment of Duchenne, and Fast Track designations for the treatment of Becker and Duchenne. Further, sevasemten secured the EMA Orphan Drug Designations for the treatment of Becker and Duchenne.
For more information on Edgewise's clinical trials, visit the Company's website.
About Edgewise Therapeutics
Edgewise Therapeutics is a leading muscle disease biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for muscular dystrophies and serious cardiac conditions. The Company's deep expertise in muscle physiology is driving a new generation of novel therapeutics. Sevasemten is an orally administered first-in-class fast skeletal myosin inhibitor in late-stage clinical trials in Becker and Duchenne muscular dystrophies. EDG-7500 is a novel cardiac sarcomere modulator for the treatment of symptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, currently in Phase 2 clinical development. EDG-15400 is a novel cardiac sarcomere modulator for the treatment of heart failure, currently in Phase 1 clinical development. The entire team at Edgewise is dedicated to our mission: changing the lives of patients and families affected by serious muscle diseases. To learn more, go to edgewisetx.com or follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram.
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