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Sarepta to pause Elevidys gene therapy shipments in US
Sarepta Therapeutics said on Monday it will pause all shipments of Elevidys in the United States after two teenage boys with a rare condition called Duchenne muscular dystrophy, who had received the ...
Drugmaker declines FDA request to pull treatment after patient deaths
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Sarepta Therapeutics will not agree to a regulatory request to pause shipments of a ...
BioPharma Dive6h
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 ...
MedPage Today9h
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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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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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.
Precision Medicine Online11h
Sarepta to Continue to Ship Duchenne Gene Therapy Elevidys Despite FDA Request
The FDA requested Sarepta voluntarily stop distributing Elevidys after the death of a third patient who received one of the firm's gene therapies.
Cambridge pharma company lays off almost 500 amid FDA dispute over treatment
A Cambridge-based company developing gene therapies for rare diseases is laying off more than a third of its workforce.
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Sarepta resisting FDA over Elevidys, agency naming top drug regulator, and more
Sarepta Therapeutics refused a FDA request to halt shipments of Elevidys, its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy ...
Sarepta's Shocking Stand: Company Rejects FDA Request To Pull Gene Therapy Elevidys
FDA places clinical hold on Sarepta's LGMD gene therapy trials after three deaths and revokes platform tech designation due ...
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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 ...