First CRISPR therapy

Built on

• Monoclonal antibodiesRecorded · 1975requires
• Gene therapyRecorded · 1990enables
• Human genome sequencedRecorded · 2003requires
• Genome-wide association studiesRecorded · 2005requires
• CRISPR gene editingRecorded · 2012enables

Led to

• Gene editing made for one patientRecorded · 2025enables
• First in-body CRISPR drug approvedForecast · ~2027enables
• One-shot cures for chronic diseaseForecast · ~2030enables

Sources & evidence

• Additional source

Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.