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Duchenne Gene Therapy Will Undergo Changes After Patient Deaths
At the FDA's request, delandistrogene moxeparvovec (Elevidys), the only approved gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy ...
5 questions on Sarepta, the FDA and a Duchenne gene therapy crisis
A standoff over Elevidys could have major consequences for Duchenne patients, gene therapy companies and the perception of ...
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Drugmaker Refuses FDA's Request to Pull Gene Therapy Tied to Patient Deaths
The agency also revoked Sarepta's platform technology designation for AAVrh74 Friday and issued a safety communication saying ...
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FDA asks Sarepta to stop shipping Duchenne gene therapy
The company refused the FDA’s request and will continue shipping its therapy, Elevidys, to Duchenne patients who can still ...
SRPT Down After Third Death in Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy Program
Sarepta plummets after a third death in its muscular dystrophy program for investigational gene therapies, prompts FDA action and intensifies safety scrutiny.
Children's Hospital LA pauses use of Sarepta gene therapy for all patients
Children's Hospital Los Angeles, citing recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration actions, on Monday said it has paused usage of Sarepta Therapeutics' gene therapy Elevidys in all patients with ...
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We are mothers of Duchenne patients. Recent setbacks with Sarepta must not stop progress
As mothers of children with this disease, we have wept helplessly in recent months as friends — fellow members of a club we ...
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Sarepta stands behind Elevidys after FDA requests gene therapy be pulled from market
As the controversy over the safety of Sarepta Therapeutics’ gene therapies comes to a head, the biotech is standing firm ...
Gene therapy maker Sarepta tells FDA it won’t halt shipments despite patient deaths
Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics says it won’t comply with a request from U.S. regulators to halt all shipments of its gene ...
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 ...
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The crisis over Sarepta’s Duchenne therapy is a mess. But the lesson is clear
The crisis over Sarepta Therapeutics' Duchenne therapy offers a valuable lesson: Listening to critics, and responding with ...
Sarepta Therapeutics crisis is huge blow to Duchenne families, company
Sarepta rebuffed a call from the Food and Drug Administration to halt all shipments of its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular ...