Sarepta, FDA and gene therapy
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Sarepta faces an “arduous and treacherous path” to try to get its Duchenne muscular dystrophy therapy Elevidys back onto the market
Sarepta Therapeutics faces serious FDA action after news broke of a third patient death, the FDA gets a new top drug regulator in George Tidmarsh, a handful of new drugs get turned away from the market and pharma companies continue to commit billions to reshoring manufacturing.
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals has moved to reassure Wall Street about its deal with Sarepta Therapeutics, telling investors that it expects its troubled R&D partner to meet its financial obligations.
The FDA has placed multiple investigational gene therapy clinical trials on hold, signaling broader platform concerns.
The FDA will request Sarepta Therapeutics stop all shipments of Elevidys, its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, following two deaths tied to the product.