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American Focus > Blog > Health and Wellness > As Sarepta, FDA tangle over Duchenne therapy, families are caught in the middle
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As Sarepta, FDA tangle over Duchenne therapy, families are caught in the middle

Last updated: July 24, 2025 6:30 pm
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Jennifer Hill Blair was in the middle of a school meeting when she saw the Cincinnati number pop up on her phone. Excited and hopeful, she stepped out to take the call, anticipating the news she had been waiting for. It was the moment she had been fighting for since April, when she and her husband began their battle with the state insurer to get approval for a life-changing therapy for their son, Cayse.

On July 9, Cayse’s fifth birthday, they finally received insurance approval. All that was left was for the doctors at Cincinnati Children’s, the nearest treatment center, to give them a date for Cayse’s therapy. But when Blair answered the call, her excitement turned to despair. The nurse on the line informed her that the Food and Drug Administration had requested the company behind the treatment to pull it off the market due to safety concerns.

The news sent shockwaves through Blair and her family, as well as countless other Duchenne families across the country. Parents who had been tirelessly advocating for their children, navigating the complexities of insurance and medical treatments, suddenly found their hopes dashed as appointments were postponed indefinitely. The majority of these patients were young boys, like Cayse.

The rapid succession of updates in the media only added to the emotional turmoil. Reports of another patient’s death, Sarepta’s initial refusal to comply with the FDA’s request, and the subsequent decision to halt shipments of Elevidys, the gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, left families reeling. The uncertainty surrounding the future of the treatment only heightened the anxiety and heartbreak that these families were already experiencing.

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Stephen Chrzanowski, co-director of the Duchenne Program at UMass Chan Medical School, expressed the unfairness of the situation, emphasizing the real lives at stake and the toll it was taking on families. Elevidys had been a beacon of hope for many, offering a chance to slow down a devastating disease. Despite the setbacks, there are still families holding onto that hope, waiting for a resolution that will allow their children to receive the treatment they so desperately need.

The rollercoaster of emotions, from anticipation to disappointment, fear, and uncertainty, has taken a toll on these families. The road ahead for Elevidys remains uncertain, but for now, they continue to hold onto hope and advocate for their children’s futures.

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