[Gene editing in drug discovery and therapeutic innovation]

The idea according to which the most recent therapeutic methods will overcome the more traditional pharmacopoeia is widespread in recent publications. Biomedicine and gene therapies are booming, but we realize, as for other therapeutic approaches, that they suffer intrinsic constraints and limitations and that their most relevant therapeutic fields are complementary to those of traditional drugs. They are now viewed as potentially synergistic with these traditional drugs, rather than competitors. This review puts into perspective the potential of genome editing in the field of drug discovery and therapeutic innovation.