Sana Biotechnology Inc. has outlined the status of its pipeline following a portfolio prioritization. The company remains on track to file an IND this year for SC-291, the company's HIP-modified, CD19-targeted allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T therapy, with initial clinical data expected next year.
Umoja Biopharma Inc. and Nanjing Iaso Biotherapeutics Co. Ltd. have entered into a research agreement to evaluate Umoja's ICIL (induced cytotoxic innate lymphocytes) platform with Iaso's best-in-class chimeric antigen receptors (CARs).
Turn Biotechnologies Inc. has presented interim preclinical data that demonstrates treating T cells with its proprietary technologies can significantly increase their ability to kill cancer.
Verismo Therapeutics Inc. has received U.S. orphan drug designation from the FDA for Synkir-110 for the treatment of patients with mesothelin-expressing mesotheliomas.
A new generation of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies with advanced functions could hold the answer to improved safety and efficacy for these effective but potentially dangerous cancer therapies, shows research led by Boston University. The scientists showed it is possible to add ‘on’ or ‘off’ switches to CAR T cells, which can be activated using oral drugs with a known safety profile.
ORLANDO, Fla. – New phase I/II data from Autolus Therapeutics plc announced at the American Society of Hematology’s (ASH) annual conference show that AUTO-3, the first bicistronic CAR T targeting CD19 and CD22 followed by an anti-PD1, was well-tolerated in a phase I/II study.
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