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Immunocore Could Gain Green Light For First T-Cell Receptor Drug In Early 2022

Tebentafusp Granted Rare EU Accelerated Assessment

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

The UK biotech is the first company to file a T-cell receptor therapy with regulators, a class with potential to hit targets unreachable for antibodies and CAR-Ts.

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Rapid assessment US and EU reviews could see tebentafusp become the TCR receptor therapy approved in early 2022

Immunocore has filed its potential first-in-class T-cell receptor drug tebentafusp (IMCgp100) with regulators on both sides of the Atlantic, and the product could gain its first approval by February 2022.

The UK biotech, which has been around since 2008, is a pioneer in the field of T-cell receptor (TCR) therapies,...

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