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MIT Technology Review17h
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.
STAT15h
Europe moves to reject embattled Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy
European regulators said that a Duchenne gene therapy should not be approved, imperiling the treatment that is also facing ...
EconoTimes1h
FDA Probes Death of 8-Year-Old Linked to Sarepta’s Elevidys Gene Therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating the death of an eight-year-old boy who received Sarepta ...
Roche provides regulatory update on Elevidys™ gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the EU
EMA’s CHMP issued an opinion not to recommend Elevidys™ (delandistrogene moxeparvovec) for the treatment of ambulatory ...
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 ...
Health Beat: Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Genetic testing could not confirm Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but a muscle biopsy at UCLA did. "He could see that he was ...
USA Today2y
Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatments, gene therapy spark hope - USA TODAY
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy affects 12,000 to 15,000 children and young adults in the United States and about 300,000 worldwide. It's caused by a mutation in the dystrophin gene, which makes a ...