1. Scrip
  2. >>Therapy Areas
  3. >>Anticancer

Cellectis Success With Off-The-Shelf CAR-T Threatens Kite, Juno, Novartis

 
• By Dustin Phan

An unexpected breakthrough announced by Cellectis for its experimental off-the-shelf CAR-T therapy has raised the possibility that much-hyped therapies using a patient's own cells, under development at Kite, Juno and Novartis, may become commercially obsolete before they even reach the market.

An unexpected breakthrough announced by Cellectis for its experimental off-the-shelf CAR-T therapy has raised the possibility that much-hyped therapies using a patient's own cells, under development at Kite, Juno and Novartis, may become commercially obsolete before they even reach the market.

Cellectis announced on Nov. 5, 2015 that an 11-month-old baby girl was put into remission using UCART19, its off-the-shelf experimental...

Read the full article – start your free trial today!

Join thousands of industry professionals who rely on Scrip for daily insights

  • Start your 7-day free trial
  • Explore trusted news, analysis, and insights
  • Access comprehensive global coverage
  • Enjoy instant access – no credit card required
Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber?

More from Anticancer

In Brief: Bayer Commits Up To $1.3bn For Kumquat’s KRAS G12D Inhibitor

 
• By Mary Jo Laffler

Deal Snapshot: Bayer will take over development of the asset once Kumquat completes a Phase Ia clinical trial, but the biotech firm may opt in to share US profits and losses.

Pfizer/Astellas’s Padcev Scores First Big Win In Bladder Cancer Study

 
• By Alaric DeArment

The drug, combined with Merck’s Keytruda, was successful among certain chemotherapy-ineligible MIBC patients, with another Phase III readout expected by March 2026.

Boehringer Scores First Approval For Targeted Oral Drug In HER2-Mutant NSCLC

 
• By Alaric DeArment

The US FDA approved Hernexeos for previously treated HER2-mutant NSCLC, making it the first oral option in a setting where drugs like AstraZeneca/Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu dominate.

Genmab/AbbVie’s Epkinly Likely To See Label Expansion After Phase III Win

 
• By Alaric DeArment

The FDA is expected to rule on the anti-CD20xCD3 bispecific combined with rituximab/lenalidomide in second-line follicular lymphoma in November.

More from Therapy Areas

Genmab/AbbVie’s Epkinly Likely To See Label Expansion After Phase III Win

 
• By Alaric DeArment

The FDA is expected to rule on the anti-CD20xCD3 bispecific combined with rituximab/lenalidomide in second-line follicular lymphoma in November.

Sanofi’s Sarclisa Wins Another EU Multiple Myeloma Nod In Its Unequal Battle With J&J’s Darzalex

 
• By Sushmita Panda

The French drugmaker's anti-CD38 antibody has racked up another approval in first-line multiple myeloma, but it marks a small victory while the company develops a subcutaneous version to help level the field with J&J’s Darzalex.

Jazz’s Modeyso Approved For Rare Glioma With Expansion Targeted

 
• By Jessica Merrill

The accelerated approval came three months after Jazz completed the acquisition of Modeyso’s developer, Chimerix.