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Advancing CRISPR genome editing into gene therapy clinical trials: progress and future prospects.

Busra Cetin, Fulya Erendor, Yunus Emre Eksi, Ahter D Sanlioglu, Salih Sanlioglu

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Review in Expert reviews in molecular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Bacterial immune systems.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Busra CetinDepartment of Gene and Cell Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-9644-7610
Fulya ErendorDepartment of Gene and Cell Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Yunus Emre EksiDepartment of Gene and Cell Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Ahter D SanliogluDepartment of Gene and Cell Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Salih SanliogluDepartment of Gene and Cell Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-8379-5678

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genome editing has recently evolved from a theoretical concept to a powerful and versatile set of tools. The discovery and implementation of CRISPR-Cas9 technology have propelled the field further into a new era. This RNA-guided system allows for specific modification of target genes, offering high accuracy and efficiency. Encouraging results are being announced in clinical trials employed in conditions like sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassaemia (TDT). The path finally led the way to the recent FDA approval of the first gene therapy drug utilising the CRISPR/Cas9 system to edit autologous CD34+ haematopoietic stem cells in SCD patients (Casgevy). Ongoing research explores the potential of CRISPR technology for cancer therapies, HIV treatment and other complex diseases. Despite its remarkable potential, CRISPR technology faces challenges such as off-target effects, suboptimal delivery systems, long-term safety concerns, scalability, ethical dilemmas and potential repercussions of genetic alterations, particularly in the case of germline editing. Here, we examine the transformative role of CRISPR technologies, including base editing and prime editing approaches, in modifying the genetic and epigenetic codes in the human genome and provide a comprehensive focus, particularly on relevant clinical applications, to unlock the full potential and challenges of gene editing.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingGenetic TherapyAnemia, Sickle CellAnimalsbeta-ThalassemiaClinical Trials as TopicHumansCRISPR/Casgene editinggene therapygenetic diseasesmedical genetics

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PMID40160040
PMCPMC12094669

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