FDA Imposes Boxed Warning and Restricts Use of Sarepta’s Elevidys Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Elevidys; Sarepta Therapeutics; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; FDA; Boxed warning; Gene therapy; Acute liver failure; Safety labeling; Indication restriction; Post-marketing study

Sarepta’s Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Drugs Fail Confirmatory Trial, Company Pursues Full FDA Approval Regardless

Sarepta Therapeutics; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; confirmatory trial; AMONDYS 45; VYONDYS 53; Elevidys; FDA approval; clinical trial failure; accelerated approval; statistical significance

Dyne Therapeutics’ z-rostudirsen Shows Durable Efficacy, Supporting Positive Regulatory Outlook

Dyne Therapeutics; z-rostudirsen; DELIVER trial; Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); durable efficacy; regulatory approval; biomarkers; functional improvement; accelerated approval

Novartis to Acquire RNA Drugmaker Avidity Biosciences in $12 Billion Deal

Novartis; Avidity Biosciences; acquisition; RNA therapeutics; neuromuscular diseases; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; myotonic dystrophy type 1; facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy; AOC platform; SpinCo; biotech; xRNA strategy; 2026 closing

Satellos Advances Duchenne Pill Trial in Children; Idorsia Raises $81 Million

Satellos; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; SAT-3247; Phase 2 clinical trial; children; FDA IND submission; oral small-molecule therapy; Idorsia; fundraising; biotech

Avidity Touts Functional Improvements for DMD Therapy, Clearing Way to FDA

Avidity Biosciences; del-zota; DMD; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; FDA approval; functional improvements; exon 44 skipping; Breakthrough Therapy; clinical trial; BLA submission

Capricor Claims FDA Misinterpreted Efficacy Data Leading to Rejection of DMD Therapy

Capricor Therapeutics; FDA rejection; deramiocel; Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); efficacy data misinterpretation; clinical trial endpoints; HOPE-2 trial; non-parametric test; statistical significance; cell therapy

Untangling Sarepta’s Gene Therapy Fallout and Trust Deficit

Sarepta Therapeutics; gene therapy; Elevidys; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; limb-girdle muscular dystrophy; patient deaths; FDA; AAVrh74 vector; regulatory action; clinical holds; transparency