Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

The links from OP are paywalled but the first few visible lines are enough to cast significant doubt for me on whether the treatment is even "promising":

> [Sarepta's] gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy failed to improve muscle function compared to a placebo in a large clinical trial

https://www.statnews.com/2023/10/30/sareptas-duchenne-gene-t...

> the drug failed a large, Phase 3 trial last year ... three review teams ... wrote that the data Sarepta submitted "cast significant uncertainty regarding the benefits of the treatment".

https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/20/sarepta-duchenne-elevidy...

I'm not sure what makes this treatment "promising" other than the gushings of the CEO. Are you arguing that we should give new treatments a free pass on regulations as long as its for a death-sentence disease and the CEO has connections?



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: