
Review top news and interview highlights from the week ending December 1, 2023.

Meanwhile, the company’s lead CAR Macrophage candidate CT-0508, continues to show efficacy in multiple solid tumor trials.

The senior vice president and head of research at Kyverna Therapeutics discussed the company’s investigational CAR-T therapies, KYV-101 and KYV-201.

The IND clearance sets AMT-191 to be evaluated in a clinical trial alongside the company's gene therapies for ALS and Huntington disease.

The Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School discussed upcoming research and strategies to combat present hurdles in the treatment field.

The vice president of discovery at GentiBio discussed the panel she participated in at the inaugural Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease Summit.

Catch up on the latest news, breakthroughs, and announcements from biotechnology companies making advancements in cell and gene therapies.

The company also plans to submit an MAA to the EMA in the first half of 2024.

The life science research professional at Stanford University discussed preclinical research she presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023.

The FDA has received reports of multiple T-cell malignancies in patients after approved CAR-T treatment.

The CAR-T was already being assessed in the ongoing phase 1a/1b NEXICART-1 clinical trial in Israel ahead of this IND clearance by the FDA.

GC012F recently yielded a 100% ORR in an investigator-initiated trial in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

CHMP is expected to give an opinion on the MAA in the second half of next year.

The associate professor of clinical ophthalmology at University of Miami discussed potential future areas of investigation for gene therapy in ocular diseases.

The phase 1 VAN-2201 clinical trial (NCT05657301) is assessing the AAV-delivered gene therapy from Chengdu Origen Biotechnology and Vanotech in 5 dose cohorts of 25 total patients.

Roger Hajjar, MD, the director of the Mass General Brigham Gene and Cell Therapy Institute, spoke about his presentation on gene therapy for cardiologists at AHA’s 2023 Scientific Sessions.

The research associate at the The Texas Heart Institute discussed preclinical research she presented at AHA’s 2023 Scientific Sessions on MSC-derived exosomes.

The chief research officer of the Muscular Dystrophy Association discussed the need for disease-modifying therapies in other muscular dystrophies and programs the association has announced to this end.

Maria Pia Morelli, MD, PhD, assistant professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center, discussed her work on the EVEREST-1 trial of logic-gated CAR T-cell therapy currently being evaluated in colorectal and pancreatic cancers.

Review top news and interview highlights from the week ending November 24, 2023, including coverage from AHA 2023.

The CardiAMP autologous cell therapy is being assessed for ischemic heart failure, with a new phase 3 trial that includes modified eligibility requirements and end points.

The new PDUFA date of lifileucel is set for Februrary 24, 2024.

Catch up on the latest news, breakthroughs, and announcements from biotechnology companies making advancements in cell and gene therapies.

The codirector of the MDA Clinic and professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins discussed the importance of continuing to fight for progress with older patients with SMA.

Among 10 patients evaluated compared to their baseline at 1 week after receiving their final dose in the trial, 30% of patients demonstrated clinical improvement on the ADCOMS.

After a negative AdComm meeting and withdrawing its BLA, the company seeks guidance on a phase 3 trial.

The postdoctoral research fellow at Cedars Sinai Medical Center discussed the future of RNA therapy in the context of research in systemic sclerosis he presented at AHA’s Scientific Sessions 2023.

The date for the AdComm and the new PDUFA date are yet to be announced.

The PDUFA date for Iovance’s lead TIL lifileucel for melanoma was recently pushed back to February 24, 2024.