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ExThera's Ex-Regulatory Officer Charged in Patient Deaths

3/6/2026

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Federal prosecutors charged Dr. Sanja Ilic, former chief regulatory officer of ExThera Medical, with concealing the deaths of two cancer patients treated with the company's blood filter.
Ilic agreed to plead guilty and faces up to three years in prison.
ExThera admitted to misleading the FDA, resulting in a $750,000 penalty and a forfeiture of $5.7 million.
The patients, David Hudlow and Kyle Chupp, died shortly after treatment in Antigua.
ExThera is seeking new investments and nearing Chapter 11 bankruptcy as the investigation continues.

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Federal prosecutors charged Dr. Sanja Ilic, former chief regulatory officer of ExThera Medical, with concealing the deaths of two cancer patients treated with the company's blood filter.
Ilic agreed to plead guilty and faces up to three years in prison.
ExThera admitted to misleading the FDA, resulting in a $750,000 penalty and a forfeiture of $5.7 million.
The patients, David Hudlow and Kyle Chupp, died shortly after treatment in Antigua.
ExThera is seeking new investments and nearing Chapter 11 bankruptcy as the investigation continues.