FDA, Sarepta and gene
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After initially refusing to suspend Elevidys distribution after two deaths, Sarepta has now given in to the FDA’s request, noting the need to maintain a good working relationship with the regulator.
Sarepta pauses U.S. Elevidys shipments to complete FDA-requested safety label updates, aiming to resume distribution in the fourth quarter.
Dr. George Tidmarsh, a Stanford pediatrics adjunct professor and former pharmaceutical executive, is FDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s pick to be the nation’s top drug regulator.
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Sarepta stock tanked Friday after a new patient death was uncovered, spurring an FDA request to halt shipments of an unrelated drug.
A Cambridge-based company developing gene therapies for rare diseases is laying off more than a third of its workforce.
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The FDA will request Sarepta Therapeutics stop all shipments of Elevidys, its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, following two deaths tied to the product.