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8 October 2026

Editas Medicine Receives Approval in Australia for Phase 3 Trial of EDIT-401 to Treat Hyperlipidemia

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Editas Medicine Receives Approval in Australia for Phase 3 Trial of EDIT-401 to Treat Hyperlipidemia

Editas Medicine (EDIT) received approval in Australia to initiate the phase 1/2 Strive clinical trial of EDIT-401 in patients with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia, the ...

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