A young patient died due to cardiac arrest after receiving Pfizer Inc’s (NYSE:PFE) experimental gene therapy in a mid-stage trial for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the company told in a letter to Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy. The boy was enrolled in Phase 2 DAYLIGHT study studying the treatment in boys at least two years old and under four years old. The patient received the investigational gene therapy, fordadistrogene movaparvovec (PF-06939926), in early 2023. Citing Pfizer, Reuters
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Pfizer has agreed to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits about cancer risks related to the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the deal. The agreements cover cases in U.S. state courts but don't completely resolve the company's exposure to Zantac claims, the report said, adding that financial details of the deals were not immediately available. Pfizer did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.