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Sarepta will resume gene therapy shipments after FDA review of recent patient death
Shares of drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics surged in afterhours trading Monday after the company said it would resume shipping ...
Sarepta says it won't comply with FDA request to stop shipping gene therapy Elevidys
U.S. regulators asked Sarepta Therapeutics on Friday to voluntarily halt shipments of its Elevidys gene therapy after a ...
In a reversal, Sarepta says it will pause shipments of gene therapy linked to deaths
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer In a reversal, the drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics said July 21 it is stopping all shipments of a gene therapy that has been linked to multiple deaths. […] ...
Sarepta shares rebound after shipments of gene therapy Elevidys resume in US
Sarepta Therapeutics shares snapped a three-day losing streak on Tuesday, as analysts said resumption of U.S. shipments for ...
Sarepta resumes shipping of gene therapy Elevidys to patients who can walk
Sarepta Therapeutics said on Monday it will resume shipping of its gene therapy Elevidys to patients with a rare muscular ...
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FDA takes U-turn on Sarepta's Elevidys, backing Duchenne gene therapy again in ambulatory patients
Monday, the FDA said Sarepta may resume treating ambulatory DMD patients with Elevidys. The recommendation comes just 10 days ...
Gene therapy maker Sarepta tells FDA it won’t halt shipments despite patient deaths
Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics said it won’t comply with a request from the FDA to halt all shipments of its gene therapy following the death of a third patient receiving one of its ...
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5 questions on Sarepta, the FDA and a Duchenne gene therapy crisis
While Sarepta has now consented to the FDA’s request to stop selling Elevidys, the company’s brief standoff with the agency ...
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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 ...
Sarepta’s Risky Gamble: Gene Therapy Stays on Market Despite FDA Request
When three patients die after taking a cutting-edge drug, most companies hit the brakes. Not Sarepta Therapeutics. The Massachusetts-based biotech company is under fire for refusing a request from the ...
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Why Sarepta may not survive its current gene therapy crisis
To suggest Sarepta Therapeutics may not survive its gene therapy crisis is a sobering claim to make, STAT's Adam Feuerstein ...
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 request, which was issued Friday.