gene therapy

The quick read

What's driving the attention

There is significant interest in recent developments and controversies surrounding gene therapy, including costs, failures, and ethical concerns.

The search interest in gene therapy has increased by 800%, driven by notable news including a couple paying over $800,000 for an experimental gene-editing therapy that resulted in their daughter's death, prompting investigations. Additional topics include the failure of Kolon's Phase 3 osteoarthritis gene therapy trial, groundbreaking WWOX gene therapy performed on an infant in Israel, and the high costs of such therapies requiring new financing models.