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Vor Bio shares early data for its gene-edited stem cell therapy: The company announced Thursday that its stem cell treatment seemed to engraft normally in seven patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated so far. Three patients who received Mylotarg Pfizers AML drug saw protection from deep cytopenias, or a steep drop in blood cell counts thats often seen as a side effect of the drug. Mylotarg targets CD33, an antigen found in high levels on leukemia cells but also expressed in some normal cells. Vor, founded on research led by Siddhartha Mukherjee, edits CD33 out of donor stem cells with the goal of sparing patients from the treatments side effects. More data are set to be presented at ASH, the company announced last week. Lei Lei Wu

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