CRISPR Therapeutics Announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approval of CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel) for the Treatment of Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia
– Approximately 1,000 patients in the U.S. 12 years of age and older are now eligible for this one-time treatment-
ZUG, Switzerland and BOSTON, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CRISPR Therapeutics (Nasdaq:CRSP), a biopharmaceutical company focused on creating transformative gene-based medicines for serious diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel [exa-cel]), a CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited cell therapy, for the treatment of transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia (TDT) in patients 12 years and older.