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FDA opens probe into mysterious death linked to gene therapy
The Food & Drug Administration is investigating the death of an 8‑year‑old following Elevidys gene therapy for Duchenne ...
What’s behind Sarepta’s gene therapy deaths?
Three patient deaths linked to gene therapies developed by Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) have drawn FDA scrutiny on the viral ...
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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.
FDA probes death of patient on Sarepta's Elevidys, partner Roche says death unrelated to therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it was investigating the death of an eight-year-old boy who received ...
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Sarepta Fallout Continues With EU’s Negative Opinion of Elevidys in Ambulatory Patients
The European Union’s health regulatory agency did not endorse approving Elevidys for ambulatory patients with Duchenne ...
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Sarepta woes mount as Duchenne gene therapy knocked back in Europe
The European Medicines Agency determined testing failed to prove Elevidys’ benefit and issued a negative opinion that could ...
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For many Duchenne families, halt to gene therapy is heartbreak upon heartbreak
As gene therapy maker Sarepta Therapeutics tangles with FDA over its Duchenne treatment, patients and their families are ...
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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 ...
Sarepta pares gains as report suggests an ‘arduous’ path for Duchenne drug
Sarepta Therapeutics ( NASDAQ: SRPT) faces an “arduous and treacherous path” to bring its gene therapy Elevidys back to ...
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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 ...
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 says it will pause shipments of Duchenne gene therapy
Shipments will halt by close of business Tuesday evening, the company said. Sarepta had initially rejected the agency’s ...