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China's limits on doctor-led gene therapy trials.

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  1. Nov 5, 2026
    CHINA CURBS DOCTOR-LED TRIALS AFTER DEATHSRule change, per news reports

    China reins in a fast route for gene therapy trials after patient deaths

    China has tightened a shortcut that let hospital doctors start gene and cell therapy trials without national sign-off, leaving rare-disease families and foreign drugmakers unsure what comes next.