BUZZ-Sarepta gains after Q3 revenue beat

reuters11-07
BUZZ-Sarepta gains after Q3 revenue beat

** Shares of therapy maker Sarepta Therapeutics SRPT.O rise 3.91% to $132.97 premarket

** Company reports Q3 revenue of $467.2 mln, beating analysts' estimate of $409.30 mln - LSEG data

** Q3 net product revenue for Elevidys, its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, at $181 mln

** Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a condition that causes skeletal and heart muscle weakness that quickly gets worse with time

** Company says it will discontinue development of therapy SRP-5051 that was being studied to treat patients with a type of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

** In a small number of patients, company saw persistent hypomagnesemia-a condition where the level of magnesium in the blood is below normal-despite treatment discontinuation

** Up to last close, stock up ~32% YTD

(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru)

((Sriparna.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))

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