YolTech Therapeutics, a Shanghai-based start-up focusing on in vivo gene editing, recently announced the initiation of an early Phase I trial with YOLT-204, a first-in-class therapy, in transfusion dependent β-thalassemia (TDT).
YolTech Kicks Off First-In-Class In Vivo Gene Editing Trial For TDT
Other Chinese Firms Build Presence In Field
YolTech’s early clinical stage in vivo gene editing therapy YOLT-204 may provide off-the-shelf treatment in transfusion dependent β-thalassemia without conditioning chemotherapy and HSCT.
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