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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 ...
Sarepta denies Elevidys is linked to latest patient death in Brazil
Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) in focus as the biotech says the death of a patient who had received its gene therapy Elevidys ...
Roche provides regulatory update on Elevidys™ gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the EU
EMA’s CHMP issued an opinion not to recommend Elevidys™ (delandistrogene moxeparvovec) for the treatment of ambulatory ...
FDA probes death of patient on Sarepta's Elevidys, partner Roche says death unrelated to therapy
The patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, who died in Brazil, was treated with Elevidys but was not a participant in a ...
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Sarepta Fallout Continues with EU’s Negative Opinion of Elevidys in Ambulatory Patients
The European Union’s health regulatory agency did not endorse approving Elevidys for ambulatory patients with Duchenne ...
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 ...
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Sarepta Reports a Third Gene-Therapy Related Patient Death
The patient, who was being treated with an investigational gene therapy for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, died of acute ...
Novel approach enhances neuromuscular function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
New research has identified the enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase 1 (GLUD1) as a new therapeutic target for Duchenne muscular ...
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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.
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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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Patient dies in Sarepta gene therapy trial, adding to safety concerns
A 51-year-old man died last month after receiving an experimental treatment from Sarepta, the third death this year tied to ...
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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 ...