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JUNE 9, 2023

Quell Therapeutics Signed an Exclusive Option and License Agreement with AstraZeneca to Develop, Manufacture and Commercialize Engineered Treg Cell Therapies Date: June 09, 2023 | Tags: Quell Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, Engineered Treg Cell Therapies, Type 1 Diabetes, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Biotech, Treg cell engineering modules Astellas and the (..)

FDA 40

FDA 40

pharmaphorum

AUGUST 25, 2022

It joins a number of other BCMA-directed therapies for multiple myeloma, including GSK’s first-to-market antibody-drug conjugate Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin), Bristol-Myers Squibb/bluebird bio’s CAR-T therapy Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) and J&J/Legend Biotech’s CAR-T Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel).

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FDA Immunization 98

pharmaphorum

MARCH 27, 2022

Carvykti – developed by J&J with China’s Legend Biotech – was approved on the back of a single arm, open-label, clinical trial in 113 patients – CARTITUDE-1 – which showed an overall response rate of 84%, with signs of the cancer disappearing altogether in 69% of recipients.

Labelling 95

Labelling Immunization FDA 95

pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

2017 saw J&J make its biggest ever acquisition deal after fighting off competition from Sanofi to acquire Swiss biotech Actelion for $30 billion. The company has many interesting drugs in its pipeline, including a CAR-T therapy developed in partnership with Legend Biotech.

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Vaccines Labelling Communication 125