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One-Time CRISPR Edit Halves LDL and Triglycerides in Small Phase I Trial

Regulators require long-term monitoring, prompting a larger study to gauge durability and clinical benefit.

Overview

  • Fifteen adults in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand received a single CTX310 infusion that edits the liver gene ANGPTL3.
  • At the highest dose, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides fell by about 50% within two weeks and remained lowered through the 60-day observation window.
  • The findings were presented at the American Heart Association meeting and published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
  • Short-term safety findings included minor infusion reactions and one transient liver-enzyme rise; one participant died months later from preexisting heart disease, which investigators judged unrelated.
  • Crispr Therapeutics is leading development, with 15-year safety follow-up required and a Phase II trial planned for 2026 to test broader populations and durability.