Alyssa Tapley
Alyssa Tapley is a British teenager who made headlines for being the first patient in the world to receive a life-saving treatment using base editing, a revolutionary gene editing technique. After her leukaemia treatment options had failed, doctors utilized genetically modified T-cells to effectively target and destroy her cancer cells, resulting in her complete remission, showcasing the potential of advanced gene therapies in treating genetic diseases.
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Alyssa Tapley was the first person in the world to be treated with this method and now enjoys life with a calm heart.
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Hungary· 2025-12-13
Alyssa Tapley from Leicester was treated with a so-called living drug three years ago and is still in successful remission.
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Croatia· 2025-12-09
Alyssa is the first person in the world to have the treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital and is now enjoying life.
Blood cancer therapy reverses incurable leukaemia in some patients
United Kingdom· 2025-12-09
Alyssa Tapley, a 13-year-old from Leicester, was treated using base editing after other treatments failed.
Biologist whose innovation saved the life of British teenager wins $3m Breakthrough prize | Gene editingUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-05