May 7, 2024, 10:04 PM
May 7, 2024, 8:27 PM
Pfizer halts gene therapy trial following child's death
Tragic
- Pfizer paused an experimental gene therapy trial after a child died from a cardiac arrest.
- The trial was for a one-off gene therapy treatment for muscular dystrophy, set to be one of the most expensive drugs in the world.
- The tragic death has raised concerns about the safety of gene therapy treatments for young children.
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