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FDA takes U-turn on Sarepta's Elevidys, backing Duchenne gene therapy again in ambulatory patients
Monday, the FDA said Sarepta may resume treating ambulatory DMD patients with Elevidys. The recommendation comes just 10 days ...
FDA’s Reversal on Gene Therapy Helps My Son
Parents of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy weigh in on drug innovation and medical regulation.
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FDA allows distribution of muscular dystrophy drug again after public criticism
The agency’s now-reversed decision to halt distribution of a gene therapy for children suffering from muscular dystrophy ...
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FDA launches probe into new Elevidys death as Sarepta, Roche stress gene therapy not at fault
In its own communique issued shortly after the FDA’s, Sarepta elaborated on the situation and confirmed a Roche statement to ...
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 ...
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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.
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Vinay Prasad's exit signals FDA's probable slip toward more permissive regulation of cell and gene therapy: analyst
But this time, the unknown is hitting the industry in a different way from when Prasad was tapped to lead CBER less than ...
FDA’s top vaccine regulator departs amid conservative criticism
Vinay Prasad, the top vaccine regulator and chief scientific officer at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a critic of the agency’s COVID-19 policies, has departed after being on the job ...