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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 ...
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.
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Sarepta Concedes to FDA Request, Suspends US Shipments of Elevidys
After initially refusing to suspend Elevidys distribution after two deaths, Sarepta has now given in to the FDA’s request, ...
Sarepta’s Duchenne Therapy Sparked Fears Even Before FDA’s Order
There were warnings to the FDA about Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. before US regulators asked the company to halt shipments of its gene therapy.
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Roche halts Elevidys distribution in some countries, following Sarepta's lead in US
Roche is pausing shipments of Elevidys in some countries, following partner Sarepta Therapeutics’ move in the U.S., as safety ...
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Following Sarepta’s Lead, Roche Suspends Elevidys Shipments to Some Ex-US Countries
Discovered and developed by Sarepta Therapeutics, Elevidys is a gene therapy that won accelerated approval in June 2023 and ...
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FDA rejects Capricor’s cell therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
The FDA rejected a Duchenne muscular dystrophy cell therapy from Capricor Therapeutics, as a larger study of the treatment ...
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Sarepta stops Elevidys shipments after standoff with FDA
Company CEO Doug Ingram said the pause was necessary for Sarepta to maintain a "productive and positive working relationship" ...