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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 ...
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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 ...
Sarepta Therapeutics laying off dozens in Ohio, won't comply with FDA request to halt therapy
After the FDA request, Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Sarepta said in a statement that it will continue to ship the therapy to ambulatory people but maintain a halt it implemented June 15 for ...
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The crisis over Sarepta’s Duchenne therapy is a mess. But the lesson is clear
The crisis over Sarepta Therapeutics' Duchenne therapy offers a valuable lesson: Listening to critics, and responding with ...
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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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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.
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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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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.
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Sarepta stands behind Elevidys after FDA requests gene therapy be pulled from market
As the controversy over the safety of Sarepta Therapeutics’ gene therapies comes to a head, the biotech is standing firm ...
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.
Sarepta Stock Keeps Sliding as Company Rejects FDA Call to Withdraw Drug
Sarepta Therapeutics has rejected a call by the Food and Drug Administration to stop shipments of its muscular dystrophy drug.