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Sarepta, FDA and Elevidys

FDA probes death of patient on Sarepta's Elevidys, partner Roche says death unrelated to therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it was investigating the death of an eight-year-old boy who received Sarepta Therapeutics' muscular disorder gene therapy Elevidys.
FDA Probes Death of Boy in Brazil on Sarepta’s Elevidys
US regulators are investigating the death of an 8-year-old boy in Brazil who received Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.’s Elevidys.
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 company over a mounting string of controversies—to the FDA, Endpoints News and Bloomberg separately reported Thursday, citing an unnamed senior FDA official.
Sarepta Gets Thumbs Down From Regulators Regarding Elevidys Gene Therapy
Sarepta and Roche face a regulatory setback as the EMA's CHMP issues a negative opinion on Elevidys for Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients.
Sarepta Needs to Show FDA Elevidys Won’t Cause More Deaths
The Food and Drug Administration won’t sign off on Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. bringing its controversial gene therapy back to the market until the company can persuade US regulators that it won’t cause more deaths,
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 the U.S., echoing a similar decision by U.S. partner Sarepta Therapeutics .
Sarepta shares drop after EU regulators reject Elevidys gene therapy
Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT) plunged 13% on Friday after a major regulatory blow in Europe. The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) issued a negative opinion on Elevidys,
Sarepta Shares Drop After FDA Asks for More Data on Elevidys
The Food and Drug Administration won’t sign off on Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. bringing its controversial gene therapy back to the market until the company can persuade US regulators that it won’t cause more deaths,
US FDA investigates third death after treatment with Sarepta's gene therapy Elevidys
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it was investigating the death of an eight-year-old boy who received Sarepta Therapeutics' muscular disorder gene therapy Elevidys.
Sarepta drops as report suggests FDA needs new trials for Elevidys
Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SRPT) resumed its recent sell-off on Thursday after Endpoints News reported that the FDA would require the company to conduct new studies to address safety concerns and reintroduce its gene therapy,
The Hits Keep Coming For Sarepta. Why Its Latest Setback Creates A 'Dangerous Precedent' For Gene Therapies.
Sarepta stock plunged again Thursday on a report the FDA will require additional clinical testing to validate the safety profile of Elevidys.
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 denies Elevidys is linked to latest patient death in Brazil
Shortly after the U.S. FDA announced an investigation into the death of a patient who had received Elevidys, a gene therapy ...
Sarepta Therapeutics Provides Clarifying Statement on ELEVIDYS
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT), the leader in precision genetic medicine for rare diseases, today issued the ...
Medscape5h
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 ...
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Sarepta’s Future Increasingly Uncertain as FDA Eyes New Study for Elevidys
CBER is unanimously against Elevdiys’ return to the market without additional evidence, according to media reports citing an ...
Roche Says CHMP Issued a Negative Opinion on the Conditional Marketing Authorisation for Elevidys
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Sarepta’s Elevidys Halted at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles paused the use of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.’s gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the wake of rising safety concerns about liver toxicity, adding to ...