BioNTech Buoyant On CAR-T/CARVac Combo Data

Promising Results Presented At AACR

CAR-T has revolutionized the treatment options for blood cancers but its application for solid tumors has fallen short. The German biotech hopes that by combining a CAR-T cell therapy with an mRNA vaccine could be a gamechanger.

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• Source: BioNTech

Building on the success of its Pfizer Inc.-partnered COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty, BioNTech SE has presented a promising update on its first CAR-T candidate, both alone and in combination with an mRNA vaccine, as a potential treatment for certain solid tumors.

The German biotech has presented initial data from its ongoing first-in-human Phase I/II trial at the American Association for Cancer...

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