FDA, Sarepta and gene therapy
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CBER is unanimously against Elevdiys’ return to the market without additional evidence, according to media reports citing an anonymous senior FDA official. Given Elevidys’ full approval, however, experts told BioSpace this path would set up a length legal battle between the regulator and
Sarepta Therapeutics shares were lower in premarket trading on Tuesday, as the drugmaker relented to a Food and Drug Administration request to halt shipments of a gene therapy.
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Investor's Business Daily on MSNThe 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 testing to validate the safety profile of its controversial gene therapy, Elevidys.
Sarepta faces an “arduous and treacherous path” to try to get its Duchenne muscular dystrophy therapy Elevidys back onto the market
Sarepta stock fell after it agreed to voluntarily halt shipments of its experimental medicine Elevidys for Duchenne muscular dystrophy following a request from the FDA.
Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SRPT) shares fell as much as 4.8% in premarket trading Monday, poised to extend losses for a second session after plunging 36% on Friday. The decline follows the company's refusal to halt all shipments of its Elevidys gene therapy,
The crisis over Sarepta Therapeutics' Duchenne therapy offers a valuable lesson: Listening to critics, and responding with data, is the surest path forward.