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FDA Says It's Investigating Sarepta’s Duchenne Patient Deaths

  • Sarepta Therapeutics administered Elevidys gene therapy to non-ambulatory Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients before two boys died in 2025.
  • The deaths followed a fast-tracked FDA approval last year originally for ambulatory patients aged four and older, raising concerns about expanded use without sufficient trials.
  • Both boys experienced acute liver failure within 90 days of receiving Elevidys, prompting Sarepta and Roche to pause treatment and launch an internal review amidst known liver injury risks.
  • The FDA is formally investigating the fatalities as treatment-related and evaluating further regulatory actions, while experts call for stricter consent, transparency, and oversight to protect vulnerable patients.
  • These events highlight systemic issues in the accelerated approval process and emphasize the need to balance urgent medical innovation with patient safety and thorough risk understanding.
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The Business Journals broke the news in United States on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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