Vertex’s Exa-Cel Off-Target Analyses Set Early Bar For Other Genome Editing Products
Executive Summary
US FDA draft guidance does not specify the number of donor samples to test in nonclinical studies or the process for detecting genetic variants potentially susceptible to off-target effects. An advisory committee found adequate Vertex's analyses, which the sponsor called ‘the most comprehensive evaluation of off-target potential performed to date.’
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