How a gene-editing breakthrough from a Harvard lab saved the life of a girl with leukemia

Dec 19 2022 by Business Insider

 
Alyssa, 13, was the first patient to receive a base-edited cell therapy to treat her leukemia in May 2022.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

A 13-year-old girl was the world's first patient to get a cell therapy called base editing in May. The experimental treatment has put her leukemia in remission for six months and counting. Base editing is a new gene-editing technology that could lead to cures for many diseases.

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