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Sarepta Therapeutics Announces Layoff of 493 Employees, Including 80 in Ohio, Amid FDA Scrutiny and Stock Decline
Sarepta Therapeutics lays off 493 workers amid FDA probe, stock drop, and concerns over its gene therapy treatment, Elevidys.
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The week in pharma: action, reaction and insight – week to July 18
Research news of note last week included US biotech Crinetics Pharmaceuticals releasing new Phase III data on its acromegaly drug candidate Palsonify (paltusotine). AstraZeneca announced positive ...
Sarepta’s Risky Gamble: Gene Therapy Stays on Market Despite FDA Request
When three patients die after taking a cutting-edge drug, most companies hit the brakes. Not Sarepta Therapeutics. The ...
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StockWatch: Sarepta Shares Nosedive after LGMD Gene Therapy Patient Dies
The death of a third patient tied to a Sarepta Therapeutics gene therapy this year sent the company’s shares nosediving 36% Friday, halting the momentum the stock generated just a day earlier after ...
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Sarepta Tells FDA It Won’t Stop Shipments Despite Patient Deaths
Sarepta Therapeutics announced late Friday evening that it will not comply with the Food and Drug Administration's ...
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In a major contribution to identifying rare diseases, Iliyas Rashid and his team at the Tata Institute for Genetics and ...
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Gene therapy maker Sarepta tells FDA it won't halt shipments despite patient deaths
Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics says it won't comply with a request from U.S. regulators to halt all shipments of its gene ...
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FDA investigating deaths linked to Sarepta’s AAVrh74 gene therapies
As of July 18, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it has received three reports of fatal acute liver failure ...