Graphite Bio Doses First Patient with Investigational Gene Editing Therapy GPH101 for Sickle Cell Disease

GPH101, now called nulabeglogene autogedtemcel (nula-cel), designed to directly correct the genetic mutation that causes sickle cell disease

Initial proof-of-concept data from Phase 1/2 CEDAR trial anticipated in mid-2023

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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Graphite Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRPH), a clinical-stage, next-generation gene editing company harnessing the power of high-efficiency precision gene repair to develop therapies with the potential to cure serious diseases, today announced that the first patient has been dosed with GPH101, now called nulabeglogene autogedtemcel (nula-cel), in the company’s Phase 1/2 CEDAR trial in people with sickle cell disease (SCD). Nula-cel is an investigational gene editing therapy designed to directly correct the genetic mutation that causes SCD and definitively cure the disease.

“For decades, the goal of gene editing has been to precisely correct genetic mutations that cause disease. Today, we took an important step toward achieving that goal by dosing our first patient with nula-cel, the first investigational therapy designed to correct a mutated gene to normal. This first use of high-efficiency precision DNA repair to correct a genetic mutation is an important milestone not only for our company but also for the gene editing field and, hopefully, for the sickle cell community,” said Josh Lehrer, M.D., M.Phil., chief executive officer of Graphite Bio.

“We continue to make tremendous progress with the development of nula-cel, which in preclinical studies successfully corrected the sickle cell disease mutation, directly reducing sickle hemoglobin and restoring healthy adult hemoglobin to potentially curative levels,” Lehrer continued. “We believe nula-cel could be a definitive cure for sickle cell disease, with the potential to address all complications associated with this life-threatening disease. We look forward to reporting initial proof-of-concept data from the CEDAR trial in mid-2023.”

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