The FDA says it has asked Sarepta Therapeutics to voluntarily stop all shipments of Elevidys after the company confirmed a third patient death related to one of its gene therapies.

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., the leader in precision genetic medicine for rare diseases, today issued the following statement:. Shortly after 2:30 p.m. ET today, Sarepta received an informal ...

Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics plummeted Friday following a report that a third patient has died during a clinical trial for one of its medications.

Sarepta Therapeutics knew about the death of a patient treated with its experimental gene therapy for a type of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, but said nothing publicly for a month. Financial ...

Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics plunged more than 30% on Friday as the future of its approved gene therapy appeared at risk. Sarepta has reported three patient deaths related to its gene therapies.

Although Sarepta initially appeared to have avoided the worst possible outcome for Elevidys—a market withdrawal—thanks to the gene therapy’s new black box warning, the FDA is signaling ...