Current Events > Piece of s*** regulators halt CRISPR study on humans before it can begin

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https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611271/fda-halts-one-of-the-first-human-crispr-studies-before-it-begins/

A trial planning to use the gene-editing tool CRISPR on sickle-cell patients has been put on hold because of unspecified questions from US regulators.

Background: CRISPR Therapeutics, which is developing the therapy, sought approval from the US Food and Drug Administration in April to begin the study. The therapy involves extracting stem cells from a patients bone marrow and editing them with CRISPR in the lab. The idea is that the edited cells, once infused back into the patient, would give rise to healthy red blood cells.

FDA hold: But according to a statement on Wednesday from CRISPR Therapeutics, the FDA ordered the company not to proceed with its study until it answers questions about its treatment (the company didnt provide any further details about what those questions are, however).

The FDA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Planned trials: CRISPR Therapeutics says a European trial for the inherited blood disorder beta thalassemia, which involves a similar procedure, wont be affected by the FDAs order. The company plans to begin that study in the second half of the year.

Separately, the first CRISPR trial in the US, conducted by the University of Pennsylvania, is currently enrolling patients.

Regulators getting in the way of scientific progress once again.

the FDA- run by corrupt former big pharma execs whos companies they still have stock interest and will go back to after Washington and will no doubt be negatively impacted by CRISPR's advances.

gotta love this shit tier country
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I wouldn't be surprised if this is some Big Pharma fuckery but the article is real light on details. Let's see what the FDA's questions were, first.
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Bullet_Wing posted...

silentwing26x posted...

(the company didnt provide any further details about what those questions are, however).

I want to know what these questions were

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hockeybub89 posted...

Bullet_Wing posted...

silentwing26x posted...

(the company didnt provide any further details about what those questions are, however).

I want to know what these questions were

Isn't it always the "should we be playing god" thing?
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It's almost like gene editing is something to be careful with or something
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Doom_Art posted...

It's almost like gene editing is something to be careful with or something

I know you have a hard on whenever regulators get in the way of scientific progress, but this is literally going to cause America to be behind China and Europe when we should be leading the world in this area.

silentwing26x posted...

Doom_Art posted...

It's almost like gene editing is something to be careful with or something

I know you have a hard on whenever regulators get in the way of scientific progress, but this is literally going to cause America to be behind China and Europe when we should be leading the world in this area.

Yeah, we should skip straight to human testing for new medicines too! Win at all costs!
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it seems important to know why they delayed the trial
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Hopefully the FDA lets this continue. And if not, hopefully they take their research to another country where it can continue
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Clearly it's because they wanted to be jerks, not because they had legitimate concerns that this writer failed to get to the bottom of
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