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FDA probes death of patient on Sarepta's Elevidys, partner Roche says death unrelated to therapy
The patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, who died in Brazil, was treated with Elevidys but was not a participant in a ...
Two boys died after a gene therapy. This family won’t give up hope.
The Revell family hoped a gene therapy could buy time for their sons, who have a rare and fatal disease. After two patients died, the drug’s manufacturer halted dosing under pressure from the FDA.
Sarepta shares slide again as drugmaker bows to FDA pressure to pause gene therapy
Sarepta Therapeutics is pausing shipments of its gene therapy for muscular dystrophy following several patient deaths that ...
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FDA Probes Death of 8-Year-Old Linked to Sarepta’s Elevidys Gene Therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating the death of an eight-year-old boy who received Sarepta ...
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FDA weighs new study requirements for Sarepta to confirm safety of gene therapy Elevidys: report
Sarepta would need to conduct new analyses to validate the safety of Elevidys—which has had U.S. shipments paused by the ...
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EMA Says No to Duchenne Gene Therapy Elevidys
The European drug authority recommends refusal of marketing authorization after study shows no benefit over placebo.
Sarepta Therapeutics laying off dozens in Ohio, won't comply with FDA request to halt therapy
After the FDA request, Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Sarepta said in a statement that it will continue to ship the therapy ...
Sarepta Therapeutics: Why Is SRPT Stock Crashing?
The FDA has placed multiple investigational gene therapy clinical trials on hold, signaling broader platform concerns.