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Gene-Editing Treatments in Phase III

Programmes in registrational trials — the closest thing to a preview of what may be approved next.

How this list is built

Phase 3 is the last stage before a company can apply for approval. A treatment reaching it has already cleared meaningful hurdles — and Phase 3 trials still fail, sometimes for safety and sometimes because the benefit does not hold up at scale.

#EntryCategory Status
1 Nexiguran ziclumeran (nex-z) The first CRISPR therapy ever administered into a human bloodstream — a single infusion… ATTR amyloidosis Phase III
2 Lonvoguran ziclumeran (lonvo-z) The first in vivo gene-editing therapy to report a positive Phase 3 result — a single… Hereditary angioedema Phase III
3 Risto-cel (BEAM-101) A base-editing therapy for sickle cell disease that mimics a naturally protective genetic… Sickle cell disease Phase III
4 BEAM-302 The first therapy to correct a disease-causing point mutation inside a living person — a… Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency Phase III
What this list does not tell youBeing in Phase 3 is not evidence that a treatment works. It means the trial that will answer that question is under way.
Written by The CRISPR Atlas editorial team Last updated Aug 25, 2026