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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 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 ...
Sarepta Therapeutics says it will pause shipments of Duchenne gene therapy
Shipments will halt by close of business Tuesday evening, the company said. Sarepta had initially rejected the agency’s ...
Sarepta Therapeutics’ stock slips further as company bows to FDA pressure to halt shipments
Sarepta Therapeutics shares traded lower in premarket trade on Tuesday, as the drugmaker relented to a Food and Drug ...
Sarepta Therapeutics cuts Durham jobs amid mass layoffs, FDA scrutiny
A Massachusetts biotechnology company is laying off 21 employees in Durham amid a broader restructuring and pressure from federal regulators.
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Sarepta Therapeutics’ Duchenne therapy faces ‘arduous’ path back to market, senior FDA official says
Sarepta Therapeutics faces an "arduous path” to try to get its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy back onto the market, a senior FDA official told STAT.
Sarepta falls after gene therapy maker pauses Elevidys shipments in US
Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics fell nearly 7% on Tuesday after the company agreed to comply with the U.S. health regulator's request to pause all shipments of its gene therapy Elevidys in the United ...
Sarepta Reverses Course, Pauses Elevidys Shipments Amid FDA Safety Review
Sarepta pauses U.S. Elevidys shipments to complete FDA-requested safety label updates, aiming to resume distribution in the fourth quarter.
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Sarepta Concedes to FDA Request, Suspends US Shipments of Elevidys
After initially refusing to suspend Elevidys distribution after two deaths, Sarepta has now given in to the FDA’s request, ...
Sarepta to pause Elevidys gene therapy shipments in U.S.
Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) said late Monday it will pause all shipments of its Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy, ...
Sarepta’s Duchenne Therapy Sparked Fears Even Before FDA’s Order
There were warnings to the FDA about Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. before US regulators asked the company to halt shipments of its gene therapy.
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Lack of Transparency Tarnishes Sarepta’s Sheen as Patient Deaths Trigger FDA Battle
Sarepta Therapeutics’ stock has dropped precipitously as questions swirl around the safety of its gene therapies. Meanwhile, the Duchenne patient community fears losing access to Elevidys while the ...