FDA Will Ask Sarepta to Halt Gene Therapy Shipments
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The regulator had asked Sarepta Therapeutics to halt all shipments of its therapy, Elevidys, after three patients died from liver failure after taking it or a similar treatment.
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT), the leader in precision genetic medicine for rare diseases, today issued the following statement:
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.
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