Mice and other lab subjects everywhere are rejoicing. The rest of us will probably never see this in our lifetimes, as with most announced breakthroughs of this kind.
Yes, this is years away, but not a lifetime away. But, they already have tested on people, and are starting another clinical trial this year. If all goes well in the trial, maybe 5 years out? The most concerning bit is that they did a trial without positive results, which might mean this treatment is only marginally effective, or effective in some people.
The company has dosed more than 200 patients to date and has seen clinically meaningful improvements in speech perception in three separate clinical studies. Another study failed to show improvements in hearing compared to the placebo group, but the company attributes that result to flaws in the design of the trial.
Now Frequency is recruiting for a 124-person trial from which preliminary results should be available early next year."