FDA to Ask Sarepta to Halt Elevidys Shipments
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Three patients with a muscle-wasting disease died from liver failure after taking the therapy, Elevidys, or a similar treatment.
The death will likely further stoke safety concerns around Sarepta's gene therapies, as well as raise questions around the company’s transparency.
The commercial and clinical use of Elevidys was discontinued after two fatal cases of acute liver failure.
Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics declined 17% in early trading on Friday after a patient who had received one of the company's experimental gene therapies died, deepening investor concern over the use of its treatments.
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