Kite Pharma Details CAR-T Therapy Launch, Floats Pricing Benchmarks

Kite plans to initially target 72 clinical institutions experienced with CAR-T for its KTE-C19 launch, including 10 from the get-go.

Kite Pharma Inc.has outlined commercial plans and potential pricing for its chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy KTE-C19 – a gradual rollout at 72 targeted clinical sites that is "not your granddad's launch.”

Kite is set to submit the autologous therapy to the FDA for accelerated approval in advanced forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma by the end of the year, seizing the first-mover advantage in an eagerly awaited – but challenging and complex – new therapeutic area

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