‘Much-needed hope’ as CRISPR gene editing therapy recommended for sickle cell disease
Experts hailed exciting news for some people with sickle cell disease in England as the health watchdog decided to grant ...
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Revolutionary gene-editing therapy for sickle cell ‘offers hope of a cure’ for NHS patients
NHS patients with sickle cell disease will be able to benefit from a groundbreaking gene-editing treatment that offers the prospect of a cure for the condition. The one-off gene therapy, known as ...
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New Base Editing Gene Therapy Cures its First Patient: A Sickle-Cell Sufferer Now in the ‘Gym Every Day’
Base editing utilizes enzymes to modify single amino acids at the most foundational unit of DNA, called a base.
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Gene-editing Therapy Could Be The Cure To Sickle Cell Disease
In 2019, the first CRISPR clinical trials were conducted to treat sickle cell diseases and in 2020, this treatment was ...
‘Ground-breaking’ gene treatment for sickle cell disease to be rolled out on NHS
A GROUNDBREAKING genetic treatment with the potential to cure sickle cell disease will be rolled out on the NHS. The one-off ...
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Groundbreaking one-off gene therapy approved for severe sickle cell disease
People in England to benefit from groundbreaking one-off gene therapy for severe sickle cell disease approved by NICE ...
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Gene therapy offers new hope for sickle cell disease patients
A new gene editing treatment has been approved for use in the NHS, which will help treat sickle cell disease patients ...
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Sickle cell gene therapy Casgevy finally cleared for NHS use
Vertex Pharma's £1.65 million ($2.05 million) gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD), Casgevy, has been given the ...
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‘Functional cure’ for sickle cell disease now offered on NHS
Read about exa-cel being rolled out on the NHS, providing a 'functional cure' for some patients with severe sickle cell ...
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Sickle cell patients share delight over approval of new treatment
A cutting-edge gene therapy has been approved for NHS use for some patients with severe sickle cell disease. Casgevy, also ...
New sickle cell treatment approved for NHS use offers patients ‘hope of a cure’
One sickle cell patient told ITV News the new gene therapy being rolled out for use on the NHS means they "finally have something to look towards". | ITV National News ...
Sickle cell disease ‘cure’ to be offered to NHS patients
Around 1,700 people could be eligible for the one-time treatment, which is seen as a less risky alternative to a donor stem ...