FDA, Sarepta and Elevidys
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The Sarepta saga continues, with the FDA slapping a clinical hold across all of the company’s investigational limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) trials, while also revoking the biopharma’s gene therapy platform technology designation.
The Food & Drug Administration is investigating the death of an 8‑year‑old following Elevidys gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. U.S. distribution has been paused amid safety concerns.
CBER is unanimously against Elevdiys’ return to the market without additional evidence, according to media reports citing an anonymous senior FDA official. Given Elevidys’ full approval, however, experts told BioSpace this path would set up a length legal battle between the regulator and
Sarepta Therapeutics’ Duchenne therapy faces ‘arduous’ path back to market, senior FDA official says
Sarepta Therapeutics faces an "arduous path” to try to get its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy back onto the market, a senior FDA official told STAT.
Sarepta Therapeutics ( NASDAQ: SRPT) faces an “arduous and treacherous path” to bring its gene therapy Elevidys back to market, according to a STAT report citing a senior FDA official, suggesting the treatment’s license could be revoked amid ongoing safety concerns. The stock was up about 7% in the morning. Now, it is trading flat.