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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FDA Probes Gene Therapy After Two Deaths
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA is investigating the deaths of two boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who died soon after being treated with delandistrogene moxeparvovec (Elevidys) gene therapy, the agency said. The investigation will focus on the...
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(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it is investigating reports of two deaths due to acute liver failure in non-ambulatory Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients after receiving Sarepta Therapeutics' gene therapy, Elevidys.
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