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STAT+: How controversial was the decision by FDA’s Peter Marks to approve Sarepta’s gene therapy? Check its footnotes

The unilateral decision by Peter Marks, a top FDA official, to approve a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy looks even more surprising on a close examination.
Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, is seen here during a Senate hearing in 2021.

The unilateral decision by Peter Marks, a top official at the Food and Drug Administration, to , a treatment for Duchenne muscular

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