Beam Therapeutics Faces Setback in CRISPR Trial Amid Financial Updates

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Beam Therapeutics Faces Setback in CRISPR Trial Amid Financial Updates
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A patient with sickle cell disease died from respiratory failure during a clinical trial of Beam Therapeutics' CRISPR-based treatment, BEAM-101. The death, attributed to chemotherapy preparation for the gene editing therapy, raises concerns despite early promising results. This was the first death among six participants in the trial.

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