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Autolus’s Newly Approved CAR-T Aucatzyl Could Take The Lead On Safety

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

Aucatzyl will look to take market share from Gilead’s Tecartus, and the US approval is a boost for the firm and the wider UK biotech sector.

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UK biotech company Autolus has gained its first ever drug approval in the shape of its CAR-T therapy Aucatzyl for use in adults with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (r/r B-ALL).

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