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Universal Off-the-Shelf Base-Edited CAR-T Therapy

Autologous CAR-T cell manufacturing takes up to a month and costs half a million dollars per patient. Multiplex base editing knocks out TCR and HLA Class I in healthy donor T-cells without double-stra…

Alex Carter
Alex Carter
Sep 17, 2026β€’4 min read
Universal Off-the-Shelf Base-Edited CAR-T Therapy

Overview

πŸ§ͺ Multiplex Genomic Engineering: Clean base editing knocks out TRAC and B2M with 97.4% efficiency without creating double-strand DNA fractures.

πŸ₯ Same-Day Cryobank Infusion: Pre-manufactured donor cohorts achieved an 88% complete remission rate in refractory B-ALL cohorts without graft-versus-host complications.

Overview

Editing Method: Multiplex Base Editing (CBE)

Target Loci: TRAC, B2M, CD52

Knockout Efficiency: 97.4%

Storage: Cryopreserved LN2 (-196Β°C)