The First CRISPR Clinical Trial Could Begin in 2018
“In a monumental development for the field of gene-editing, a pharmaceutical company has applied to run the first CRISPR clinical trial. CRISPR Therapeutics hopes to begin industry-sponsored, clinical human trials with a CRISPR therapy in 2018.
Officially submitted to European regulatory authorities, the application outlines a test of CTX001, a CRISPR treatment designed for patients with sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia. In an interview with Wired, Samarth Kulkarni, CEO of CRISPR Therapeutics, said, “I think it’s a momentous occasion for us, but also for the field in general. Just three years ago we were talking about CRISPR-based treatments as sci-fi fantasy, but here we are.”…”
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