Slim Adcomm Majority Boosts Sarepta’s Gene Therapy In Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Executive Summary
Accelerated approval seems imminent after a majority of the US FDA’s Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee voted the risk-benefit balance supported it.
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