#Latest news with #acute liver failureBloomberg18 hours agoHealthBloombergSarepta Reports Second Death of Patient Using Its Gene TherapySarepta Therapeutics Inc. said a second patient has died of acute liver failure after being treated with its gene therapy for a rare muscle disorder. The death comes three months after a teenage boy died after getting the one-time treatment, Elevidys. Both cases occurred in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who are unable to walk, the company said.
Bloomberg18 hours agoHealthBloombergSarepta Reports Second Death of Patient Using Its Gene TherapySarepta Therapeutics Inc. said a second patient has died of acute liver failure after being treated with its gene therapy for a rare muscle disorder. The death comes three months after a teenage boy died after getting the one-time treatment, Elevidys. Both cases occurred in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who are unable to walk, the company said.