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FDA opens probe into mysterious death linked to gene therapy
The Food & Drug Administration is investigating the death of an 8‑year‑old following Elevidys gene therapy for Duchenne ...
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 ...
MIT Technology Review1d
The deadly saga of the controversial gene therapy Elevidys
The drug, which was designed to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has been linked to the deaths of two teenage boys.
Sarepta fails to win EU backing for muscle disorder gene therapy
Sarepta Therapeutics failed to win the European drug regulator's backing for its muscle disorder gene therapy on Friday, as ...
Roche pauses shipments of Elevidys gene therapy outside US
Roche Holding AG said on Tuesday it has paused shipments of muscular disorder gene therapy Elevidys in some countries outside ...
Sarepta Therapeutics says it will pause shipments of Duchenne gene therapy
Shipments will halt by close of business Tuesday evening, the company said. Sarepta had initially rejected the agency’s ...
Sarepta shares slide again as drugmaker bows to FDA pressure to pause gene therapy
Sarepta Therapeutics is pausing shipments of its gene therapy for muscular dystrophy following several patient deaths that ...
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 ...
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 ...
Medscape10h
EMA Says No to Duchenne Gene Therapy Elevidys
The European drug authority recommends refusal of marketing authorization after study shows no benefit over placebo.
Fierce Biotech1d
'We will crack gene therapy': Elevidys fallout doesn't dent Roche's hopes for modality
Roche’s move came against a backdrop of wider industry retreat from gene therapy, with Pfizer pulling its FDA-approved ...
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.