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BEAM-304 Development Approach Has Potential to Create Transformative, One-time Therapies for the Majority of Patients with PKU BEAM-304 Program Designed as Platform-based Approach Reflecting Emerging FDA Guidance for Accelerated Development of Genome Editing Therapies New Preclinical Data for BEAM-304 to be Presented at FASEB Genome Engineering: Research and Applications Conference CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beam Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAM), a biotechnology company developing precision genetic medicines through base editing, today announced that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the investigational new drug (IND) application for BEAM-304 for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU).
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Beam Therapeutics NASDAQ: BEAM Chief Executive Officer John Evans said the company is advancing its base-editing platform across hematology and liver disease programs, with a potential biologics license application for its sickle cell disease candidate possible as early as the end of this year.
Presentation Features Additional Data from the Single-dose Cohorts of the Phase 1/2 Trial, Including Detailed Safety Results, Efficacy Durability and Reduction in Human Neutrophil Elastase Activity Post-BEAM-302 Treatment Presentation Features Additional Data from the Single-dose Cohorts of the Phase 1/2 Trial, Including Detailed Safety Results, Efficacy Durability and Reduction in Human Neutrophil Elastase Activity Post-BEAM-302 Treatment