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Table 2 The efficacy of CRISPR-based cancer therapeutics in several different clinical studies

From: Strategies to overcome the main challenges of the use of CRISPR/Cas9 as a replacement for cancer therapy

Clinical Trials Identification

Country

Developer

Disease

Number of participants

Target Gene/modification

Delivery

Study Phase

Estimated Study Completion Date

References

NCT03655678

Canada, Europe

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Beta Thalassemia

45

Analogous CD34+ HSPCs that have been reprogrammed at the BCL11A gene enhancer.

Ribonucleoprotein electroporation

Phase 2

Phase 3

August 2024

[81, 82]

NCT03728322

Unknown

Allife Medical Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

Beta Thalassemia

12

HBB gene is corrected in iHSCs patient-specific

Unspecified

Early Phase 1

January 31, 2021

-

NCT04205435

China

Bioray Laboratories

Beta Thalassemia Major

12

Autologous hematopoietic stem cells gene-edited with β-globin restoration.

Unspecified

Phase 1

Phase 2

December 1, 2023

[81]

NCT04211480

China

Bioray Laboratories

Thalassemia Major

12

Gene-edited autologous hematopoietic stem cells with γ-globin expression

Unspecified

/

June 1, 2023

-

NCT03745287

US, Europe

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Severe Sickle cell disease

45

Autologous CD34+ HSPCs modified at the enhancer of the BCL11A gene

Ribonucleoprotein electroporation

Phase 1

Phase 2

October 2024

[81,82,83]

NCT04774536

US

Mark Walters, MD

Sickle cell disease

9

Autologous CD34+ HSPCs modification

Ribonucleoprotein

Phase 1

Phase 2

December 1, 2026

-

NCT04037566

China

Xijing Hospital

1. Leukemia Lymphocytic Acute (All) Refractory

2. Lymphoma, B-Cell

40

CRISPR gene-edited to eliminate endogenous HPK1(XYF19 CAR-T cell)

Ribonucleoprotein electroporation

Phase 1

August 2024

-

NCT03398967

China

Chinese PLA General Hospital

(1) B cell leukemia, (2) B cell lymphoma

80

Allogeneic CD11 and CD20/22 directed CAR T cells

Unspecified

Phase1

Phase2

May 20, 2022

-

NCT03166878

China

Chinese PLA General Hospital

(1) B cell leukemia, (2) B cell lymphoma

80

Allogeneic CD19-directed CAR T cells; TCR and B2 M disruption

RNA electroporation

Phase1

Phase2

May 21, 2022

-

NCT03690011

US

Baylor College of Medicine

1. T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

2. T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

3. T-non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

21

Anti-CD7 CAR T cells, CD7 KO

Unspecified

Phase1

May1, 2038

-

NCT04637763

US

Caribou Biosciences, Inc

1. Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin

2. Relapsed Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

3. Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

4. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

5. Lymphoma

6. B Cell Lymphoma

7. B Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

50

CRISPR-edited allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy- CRISPR-edited targeting CD19 (CB-010)

Unspecified

Phase 1

September 2025

-

NCT03545815

China

Chinese PLA General Hospital

Solid Tumor, Adult

10

PD-1 and TCR KO anti-mesothelin CAR T cells

Unspecified

Phase 1

December 30, 2020

-

NCT03747965

China

Chinese PLA General Hospital

Solid Tumor, Adult

10

Mesothelin-directed CAR-T cells

Unspecified

Phase 1

May 2020

-

NCT03081715

China

Hangzhou Cancer Hospital

Advanced Esophageal Cancer

16

PD-1 KO T Cells

Unspecified

-

Completed

[84,85,86,87]

NCT02793856

China

Sichuan University

Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

12

PD-1 KO T Cells

Unspecified

-

Completed

(March 17, 2020)

[85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92]

NCT03044743

China

Yang Yang, Nanjing University Medical School

1. Stage IV Gastric Carcinoma

2. Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

3. T-Cell Lymphoma Stage IV

4. Stage IV Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma

5. Stage IV Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

20

PD Knockout EBV-CTL

Unspecified

Phase 1 Phase 2

March 2022

[93,94,95,96,97,98]

NCT04426669

US, UK

Intima Bioscience, Inc

Gastrointestinal cancers

20

Gene Encoding autologous CISH-inactivated TILs

Unspecified

Phase 1 Phase 2

October 2022

-

NCT03872479

US

Editas Medicine, Inc.

1. Blindness

2. Leber Congenital Amaurosis 10

3. Eye Diseases

18

Eliminate the mutation on the CEP290 gene

AAV

Phase 1 Phase 2

March 22, 2024

[99]

NCT04560790

China

Shanghai BDgene Co., Ltd

1. Viral Keratitis

2. Blindness Eye

3. Herpes Simplex Virus Infection

4. Cornea

6

BD11 CRISPR/Cas9 mRNA Instantaneous Gene Editing

Unspecified

Phase 1 Phase 2

May 2022

-

NCT03332030

US

Roger Packer

1. Neurofibromatosis Type 1

2. Tumors of the Central Nervous System

20

Fix NF1 mutation allele

Unspecified

-

July 1, 2025

-

NCT03164135

China

Affiliated Hospital to Academy of Military Medical Sciences

HIV-1-infection

5

CD34+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells

From donor are treated with CRISPR/Cas9 targeting CCR5 gene

Unspecified

Not Applicable

May 20, 2021

[100]

NCT04244656

Swiss/American

CRISPR Therapeutics AG

Multiple Myeloma

80

CTX120 B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed T-cell immunotherapy comprised of allogeneic T cells genetically modified ex vivo

Unspecified

Phase1

January 2027

[101]

NCT04035434

Swiss/American

CRISPR Therapeutics AG

1. B-cell Malignancy

2. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

3. B-cell Lymphoma

4. Adult B Cell ALL

143

CTX110 (CD19-directed T-cell immunotherapy comprised of allogeneic T cells genetically modified ex vivo

Unspecified

Phase1

August 2026

-

NCT04767308

China

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

1. CD5+ Relapsed/Refractory hematopoietic malignancies

2. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

3. Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL)

4. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)

5. Follicular lymphoma (FL)

6. Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL)

18

CT125A chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells

Unspecified

Early phase 1

December 2023

-

NCT04417764

China

Central South University

Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

10

PD-1 KO T Cells

Unspecified

Phase 1

December 31, 2021

-

NCT03525652

 

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

Prostate Cancer

30

PD-1 KO T Cells

Unspecified

Phase 1 Phase 2

August 30, 2021

-

NCT04601051

 

Intellia Therapeutics

Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis

38

NTLA-2001

lipid nanoparticles

Phase 1

March 2024

[102, 103]