Adaptimmune Snags FDA Nod For TCR Therapy Tecelra

The approval marks the first for an engineered cell therapy for a solid tumor indication, and the company has jumped on commercialization efforts.

Adaptimmune received accelerated approval from the FDA for its TCR therapy, Tecelra • Source: Shutterstock

Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc is rapidly ramping up commercial operations as it launches Tecelra (afamitresgene autoleucel), which is now the first US Food and Drug Administration-approved T-cell receptor (TCR) cell therapy.

The FDA granted Tecelra accelerated approval on 1 August for patients with synovial sarcoma who

Key Takeaways
  • The FDA granted accelerated approval to Adaptimmune’s T-cell receptor therapy Tecelra for synovial sarcoma.

  • The approval marks the first for an engineered cell therapy for a solid tumor and the first major advance in synovial sarcoma for a decade

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