Novartis AG and Gilead Sciences Inc.'s recently acquired subsidiary Kite Pharma Inc. have the only two approved chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapies, but bluebird bio Inc. and its partner Celgene Corp. were the stars of the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting.
What's New And What's Next In CAR-T After ASH
Incremental updates at the recent ASH meeting shed light on which products may follow Novartis' Kymriah and Gilead/Kite's Yescarta into the commercial market. Will it be Celgene and Bluebird or Celgene and Juno? Where do Pfizer, Servier and Cellectis stand with their off-the-shelf options?

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