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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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FDA Probes Death of Brazilian Boy Linked to Sarepta’s Elevidys
The FDA is investigating the death last month of an eight-year-old boy in Brazil who had received Sarepta Therapeutics’ Elevidys® (delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl)—though the company and its ...
What’s behind Sarepta’s gene therapy deaths?
Three patient deaths linked to neuromuscular drugs developed by Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SRPT) have drawn regulatory ...
Sarepta Therapeutics Stock Tumbles on Report of Third Death in Clinical Trial
Key Takeaways Sarepta Therapeutics shares were down roughly 17% late Friday morning.The tumble followed a report that a third ...
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Sarepta LGMD trials all hit by FDA hold amid newly surfaced safety concerns over gene therapy
The Sarepta saga continues, with the FDA slapping a clinical hold across all of the company’s investigational limb-girdle ...
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UPDATED: Analysts demand transparency after Sarepta's roundabout disclosure of 3rd patient death
On an investor call Friday, analysts grilled the company over its apparent lack of transparency on the matter.
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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 ...
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 ...
FDA Suspends Muscular Dystrophy Drug After 3 Patient Deaths
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) has placed an immediate clinical hold on Sarepta Therapeutics' investigational ...
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Third Death Prompts FDA Action on Sarepta’s Gene Therapy Products
The third death occurred in an adult male with limb girdle muscular dystrophy who received a Sarepta AAVrh74 gene therapy product, SRP-9004, in a phase 4 clinical trial.
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Breaking: Second Patient Death Prompts FDA Investigation of Sarepta’s Elevidys Gene Therapy
Second patient death from liver failure after Sarepta's Elevidys gene therapy triggers FDA investigation. Stock crashes 41% ...
Sarepta Therapeutics stock sinks further Tuesday after halting shipment of bestselling drug Elevidys
Sarepta stock tanked Friday after a new patient death was uncovered, spurring an FDA request to halt shipments of an ...