CAR-T Special report by BioPharma

 

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01-Sep-2017

State of the CAR-T special edition – Novartis' Kymriah approved in US

This week the US FDA approved Novartis' chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy Kymriah marking a historic milestone in the fight against cancer. Meanwhile, Gilead Sciences entered the personalised medicine space with its $11.9bn bid for Kite.

"We're entering a new frontier in medical innovation with the ability to reprogram a patient's own cells to attack a deadly cancer." Scott Gottlieb, US FDA

Check out all the news and views in Biopharma-Reporter's special CAR-T supplement

 

 

'A new frontier:' US FDA approves Novartis' $475,000 CAR-T cell cancer therapy

Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel), made at the former-Dendreon site in New Jersey, has become the first gene modified cell therapy to be approved in the US… Read

 

Gilead aims to expand CAR-T manufacturing capabilities post-Kite acquisition

Gilead says it is committed to driving down costs of CAR-T manufacturing after agreeing to buy late-stage cell and gene therapy firm KitePharma for $11.9bn… Read

 

Dude where's my CAR-T? Personalised meds need personalised logistics, says TrakCel

Real-time production and high-value product pressures means CAR-T cell therapy makers must not underestimate the complexity of the supply chain, says logistics firm TrakCel… Read

 

CAR-T before the bourse: Kymriah OK will ease fundraising but price an issue says ISCT

US approval for Novartis's CAR-T cancer treatment Kymriah will help cell and gene therapy firms attract the investors they need to fund development according to International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT)… Read

 

Oxford BioMedica could pocket $100m on Novartis CAR-T cell success

Oxford BioMedica saw its share price jump 21% after the US FDA approved Kymriah, the gene modified cell therapy made with the firm's lentiviral vectors… Read

 

Being for the $11.9bn benefit of investors of Kite: Gilead jumps into CAR-T

Gilead will add a late-stage CAR T-cell candidate and a facility in California capable of treating 5,000 patients per year through the $11.9bn deal… Read

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

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