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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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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 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 ...
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The week in pharma: action, reaction and insight – week to July 18
Research news of note last week included US biotech Crinetics Pharmaceuticals releasing new Phase III data on its acromegaly drug candidate Palsonify (paltusotine). AstraZeneca announced positive ...
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 ...
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StockWatch: Sarepta Shares Nosedive after LGMD Gene Therapy Patient Dies
The death of a third patient tied to a Sarepta Therapeutics gene therapy this year sent the company’s shares nosediving 36% ...
Gene-therapy company to eliminate 21 Durham employees as part of major restructuring
Massachusetts-based Sarepta Therapeutics, facing scrutiny from regulators, is reducing its global workforce by 36% in an ...
Exclusive: US FDA to ask Sarepta to stop shipments of gene therapy Elevidys, source says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning to ask Sarepta Therapeutics to voluntarily stop all shipments of its gene ...
Sarepta: Despite Restructuring, Downgrading To Sell After Latest Developments
The restructuring enacted by Sarepta Therapeutics is expected to save up to $400 million in annual costs. Read why I'm ...
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a GSK setback, another Sarepta gene therapy death, and more
In a surprise, a FDA advisory panel voted that risks tied to a GSK blood cancer drug called Blenrep outweighed the benefits ...
Sarepta shares sink on 3rd patient death amid restructuring statement
CNBC's Angelica Peebles joins 'Squawk on the Street' with the latest news on Sarepta following a patient death.