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Chugai Halts Dosing of Non-Ambulatory Patients in DMD Gene Therapy Trial after 2 Deaths Overseas
Chugai Pharmaceutical has suspended dosing in Japan of non-ambulatory patients under a global PIII trial of its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene therapy Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec) following two death cases reported overseas. Subject to the dosing suspension is a non-ambulatory…
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