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US stocks set more records as Verizon begins a big week for profit reports with a beat
Verizon Communications helped lead the way and rose 4%. The telecom giant reported a stronger profit for the latest quarter ...
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FDA asks Sarepta to stop shipping Duchenne gene therapy
The company refused the FDA’s request and will continue shipping its therapy, Elevidys, to Duchenne patients who can still ...
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 to ambulatory people but maintain a halt it implemented June 15 for ...
Sarepta Faces Regulatory Showdown As Analysts Cut Price Targets
Sarepta faces FDA scrutiny over Elevidys as analysts downgrade stock and warn of long-term debt risks amid market uncertainty ...
Sarepta Stock Sinks. How Its Crisis Went From Bad to Worse.
Sarepta stock has tanked. Most investors don’t see the drugmaker’s executive management as credible following the failure to disclose a patient death, a BMO survey suggests.
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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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Drugmaker Refuses FDA's Request to Pull Gene Therapy Tied to Patient Deaths
The agency also revoked Sarepta's platform technology designation for AAVrh74 Friday and issued a safety communication saying ...
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5 questions on Sarepta, the FDA and a Duchenne gene therapy crisis
A standoff over Elevidys could have major consequences for Duchenne patients, gene therapy companies and the perception of ...
Sarepta Therapeutics stock sinks after FDA tells company to stop shipping its bestselling drug
Sarepta stock tanked Friday after a new patient death was uncovered, spurring an FDA request to halt shipments of an ...
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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 LGMD trials all hit by FDA hold amid newly surfaced safety concerns over gene therapy
The Sarepta saga continues, with the FDA slapping a clinical hold across all of the company’s investigational limb girdle ...
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Sarepta to continue shipping gene therapy despite patient deaths
Sarepta Therapeutics said it will continue shipping its gene therapy Elevidys for Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients despite an FDA request to pause distribution following multiple patient deaths.