Hematology

Dolores Schendel, PhD, chief executive and chief scientific officer, Medigene, discussed MDG1011 and Medigene’s future research and targets.

The associate professor from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center discussed the methods utilized in an ongoing phase 1/2 trial evaluating MB-106.

Positive data from a phase 1 trial were presented at the 2021 ASCO meeting.

The director of the hemostasis and thrombosis program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles discussed advantages of the siRNA therapeutic.

Review top news and interview highlights from the week ending January 21, 2022.

The FDA and Gamida Cell have reached a consensus on the comparability of omidubicel manufactured at different sites.

Data from the phase 2 QUILT-88 study were presented at the 2022 ASCO GI symposium.

Further details on the KEYNOTE-B79 trial were presented at the 2022 ASCO GI Symposium.

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

The phase 1/2 ARYA-2 trial will be run in parallel with the similar phase 1/2 ARYA-1 and ARYA-3 trials.

The clinical professor of medicine, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCSF, discussed data from the CARTITUDE-1 study presented at ASH 2021.

Eli-cel remains on clinical hold in cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy after a report of persistent anemia.

The hematologist/oncologist from Mayo Clinic discussed advantages of Tmod technology in solid tumors.

Experts discuss recommendations to increase the uptake of CAR T-cell therapies into clinical practice and relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

The professor from University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discussed the FDA approval of lisocabtagene maraleucel.

Cedrik Britten, MD, chief medical officer, Immatics, discussed the advantages of IMA203 over other cell therapies.

Details on the phase 1/2 CEDAR trial were presented at the 2021 ASH meeting.

Scott Requadt, chief executive officer, Talaris Therapeutics, discussed the phase 2 FREEDOM-3 trial and preclinical studies of the cell therapy FCR-001.

Review top news and interview highlights from the week ending January 14, 2022.

Exciting new therapies for sickle cell disease are on the horizon. We explored some of the most promising investigational therapies in recognition of National Blood Donor Month.

Dolores Schendel, PhD, chief executive and chief scientific officer, Medigene, discussed the phase 1/2 study evaluating MDG1011.

The director of the hemostasis and thrombosis program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles discussed improving outcomes in hemophilia with fitusiran.

AJ Joshi, MD, chief medical officer, Atara Biotherapeutics, discussed further research with tab-cel, including study 205.

Many cell and gene therapy companies are initiating new programs and collaborations with the start of the new year.

The reprioritization comes as the SIG-001 program remains on clinical hold after scarred and inviable cell spheres were observed in a treated patient.