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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 ...

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 ...
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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 ...

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.
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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 that the Food and Drug Administration will require additional clinical ...

Sarepta Therapeutics laying off dozens in Ohio, won't comply with FDA request to halt therapy

After the FDA request, Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Sarepta said in a statement that it will continue to ship the therapy ...

Sarepta Therapeutics: Why Is SRPT Stock Crashing?

The FDA has placed multiple investigational gene therapy clinical trials on hold, signaling broader platform concerns.