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Why Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) Is Up 13.1% After Pursuing Accelerated Approval For BEAM-302
Earlier in May 2026, Beam Therapeutics presented detailed Phase 1/2 BEAM-302 data in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, outlined plans to expand the trial into a pivotal cohort of roughly 50 additional patients, and signaled its intention to pursue an accelerated approval pathway following FDA feedback.
The company highlighted that BEAM-302’s one-time base-editing approach corrects the native PiZ mutation in the liver, aiming to restore physiologic alpha-1 antitrypsin responses to inflammation...