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SRPT Down After Third Death in Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy Program
Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics SRPT nosedived 35.9% on Friday following the death of a patient dosed with one of its ...
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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.
FDA taps biotech industry veteran as RFK Jr.'s top drug regulator
Tidmarsh, who has founded and served as CEO of several biotech companies, will lead a crucial FDA division that reviews the ...
GSK to lay off 150 Cambridge employees
British biopharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline will lay off 150 employees in its Cambridge operations by the end of March ...
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Cambridge-based gene therapy maker Sarepta tells FDA it won't halt shipments despite patient deaths
Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics said late Friday it won't comply with a request from the Food and Drug Administration to halt ...
Sarepta Stock Continues to Fall After Patient Death Linked to Investigational Gene Therapy
Also on Friday, the Food and Drug Administration informally requested that Sarepta voluntarily pause shipments of another gene therapy, Elevidys, which is approved to treat a different type of ...
Sarepta stock extends decline as company declines FDA call to withdraw drug
Sarepta stock (SRPT) declined 5% in premarket trade, after falling 36% on Friday, when it disclosed a patient death due to liver failure.
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Sarepta Therapeutics Announces Layoff of 493 Employees, Including 80 in Ohio, Amid FDA Scrutiny and Stock Decline
Sarepta Therapeutics lays off 493 workers amid FDA probe, stock drop, and concerns over its gene therapy treatment, Elevidys.
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Sarepta Tells FDA It Won’t Stop Shipments Despite Patient Deaths
Sarepta Therapeutics announced late Friday evening that it will not comply with the Food and Drug Administration's ...
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Sarepta Defies FDA Order Amidst Gene Therapy Controversies
Sarepta Therapeutics refuses the FDA request to halt its gene therapy shipments following a third patient death, challenging ...