Intellia Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in the Phase 3 MAGNITUDE Study of NTLA-2001 as a Single-Dose CRISPR-Based Treatment for Transthyretin Amyloidosis with Cardiomyopathy
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTLA), a leading clinical-stage gene editing company focused on revolutionizing medicine with CRISPR-based therapies, today announced the first patient dosed in the global pivotal, Phase 3 MAGNITUDE trial of NTLA-2001. NTLA-2001 is an investigational in vivo CRISPR-based therapy designed as a single-dose treatment to inactivate the TTR gene and thereby prevent the production of TTR protein for the treatment of transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis. The MAGNITUDE trial is evaluating the efficacy and safety of NTLA-2001 in patients with ATTR amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy.