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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 ...
Sarepta drops as report suggests FDA needs new trials for Elevidys
Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) stock drops as the company faces potential FDA-mandated studies after safety concerns over its ...
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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 ...
What’s behind Sarepta’s gene therapy deaths?
Three patient deaths linked to gene therapies developed by Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) have drawn FDA scrutiny on the viral ...
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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.
Sarepta Therapeutics Stock Tumbles on Report of Third Death in Clinical Trial
Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics plummeted nearly 30% premarket Friday following a report that a third patient has died during ...
FDA Places Sarepta's Investigational Gene-Therapy Trials on Hold Following Patient Death
Separately, the FDA on Friday informally requested that Sarepta voluntarily pause shipments of another gene therapy, Elevidys, that is approved to treat a different type of muscular dystrophy and was ...
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 to safety concerns.
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 ...
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Sarepta Suspends Gene Therapy Shipments After Tragic Deaths
Sarepta Therapeutics has paused U.S. shipments of its gene therapy Elevidys after two teenagers with Duchenne muscular ...
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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 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 ...