In an eagerly anticipated decision, the Food and Drug Administration Thursday approved the first gene therapy for muscular dystrophy. "Today's approval addresses an urgent unmet medical need and is an ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics plunged Monday after the biotech drugmaker reported a second death in connection with its gene therapy for muscular dystrophy. Sarepta reported the ...
Consensus directed medical therapy (CDMT) was used in 73.1% of DMD patients with moderate or severe left ventricular dysfunction, leaving nearly 30% without recommended treatment. Target doses were ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first gene therapy for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in children from age 4 through 5 years of age. Pediatric patients who ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarepta Therapeutics said Tuesday that a patient died while taking its closely watched gene therapy for muscular dystrophy, sending company shares plummeting more than 25%. The young ...
A new study looked at the electronic medical records of 68 patients treated for DMD at a tertiary referral center. Most patients—approximately 90%—were taking angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarepta Therapeutics said Tuesday that a patient died while taking its closely watched gene therapy for muscular dystrophy, sending company shares plummeting more than 25%. The young ...