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Sarepta fails to win EU backing for muscle disorder gene therapy
Sarepta Therapeutics failed to win the European drug regulator's backing for its muscle disorder gene therapy on Friday, as ...
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 ...
EU regulator does not recommend approval of Sarepta's muscle disorder gene therapy
Europe's medicines regulator did not recommend the approval of Sarepta Therapeutics' gene therapy Elevidys for a type of rare ...
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 ...
Sarepta’s Risky Gamble: Gene Therapy Stays on Market Despite FDA Request
When three patients die after taking a cutting-edge drug, most companies hit the brakes. Not Sarepta Therapeutics. The ...
Gene therapy maker Sarepta tells FDA it won’t halt shipments despite patient deaths
Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics said it won’t comply with a request from the FDA to halt all shipments of its gene 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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 muscular dystrophy. U.S. distribution has been paused amid safety concerns.
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A mother’s perspective on Sarepta’s gene therapy halt
This week on "The Readout LOUD" podcast, a mother whose son has Duchenne muscular dystrophy shares her perspective on Sarepta ...
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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 ...