Sarepta reports 2nd case of liver failure death
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Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT), the leader in precision genetic medicine for rare diseases, today provided a safety update regarding ELEVIDYS
Sarepta suspends Elevidys use in non-ambulatory Duchenne patients after two liver failure deaths, triggering FDA review and clinical trial pause.
A second patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy has died from acute liver failure after receiving the gene therapy Elevidys.
Another gene therapy death of a Duchenne patient has some parents and doctors criticizing the FDA's actions, even as other parents still push for the therapy.
Shares of biotech company Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SRPT) fell 44.4% in the afternoon session after the company reported a second death linked to its Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy. Elevidys.