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Safety board supports further PBGENE-DMD dosing after first patient's eight-week review

Company / institutional announcement · Precision BioSciences / Business Wire

Source published: · Event / reporting date: 2026-11-05

Site published: 2026-11-06 · Updated: 2026-11-06

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What changed

Precision BioSciences said an independent safety board endorsed additional dosing in the Phase 1/2 FUNCTION-DMD study after reviewing the first PBGENE-DMD recipient's eight-week observation period. No serious adverse events or adverse events of special interest were reported in that patient. The AAV-delivered gene-editing program remains investigational; this single-patient review does not establish efficacy or broader safety.

Why it may matter

Analysis: This milestone may enable broader early clinical evaluation of muscle-directed editing while emphasizing the need for continued AAV-related safety surveillance.

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