-
Lilly’s CEO looks to M&A, but not for CAR-T or gene therapies
pharmaphorum
January 15, 2019
Eli Lilly’s CEO David Ricks could sign more deals to strengthen its pipeline of cancer drugs, but is leaving gene cell-based CAR-T oncology drugs and rare disease gene therapies for others to develop......
-
Lilly eyes more cancer deals, but wary of CAR-T, gene therapy
firstwordpharma
January 13, 2019
Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks said that as the company looks for deals to enhance its pipeline of future treatments it will leave CAR-T therapies for cancer and gene therapy for rare diseases to others, as reported Yahoo Finance Friday.
-
Takeda announces multiple cell therapy collaborations
biospectrumasia
January 04, 2019
New collaborations expand Takeda’s commitment to pursue the discovery of novel cell therapy approaches to treat blood cancers and solid tumors.
-
ASH18: Bluebird’s anti-BCMA has a ‘clear lead’ in a crowded field
fiercebiotech
January 02, 2019
This year’s ASH saw a plethora of presentations on BCMA-targeting drugs, but analysts at Jefferies say Bluebird Bio’s CAR-T therapy bb2121 “is still leading the pack.”....
-
Novartis, still struggling with Kymriah manufacturing, is providing some out-of-spec doses to patients who ask
fiercepharma
December 26, 2018
Novartis released some new data on CAR-T drug Kymriah this month that it hopes will improve the uptake of the drug. But Novartis also continues to wrestle with manufacturing issues that have kept some doses
-
Bellicum reports first data on ‘controllable’ CAR-T
fiercebiotech
December 26, 2018
Bellicum Pharma has the first data on BPX-601, its first CAR-T with a built-in activation switch to boost its effects, and says initial results show signs of biologic activity.....
-
Merck KGaA hands over CAR-T therapy business to Intrexon in deal worth $175 million
pharmafile
December 24, 2018
German pharma firm Merck KGaA has agreed to hand over its CAR-T therapy business to US company Intrexon in a deal worth $175 million.
-
Merck takes a back seat on CAR-T, handing assets to Intrexon
pharmaphorum
December 24, 2018
Merck KGaA wants to get bigger in immuno-oncology, but from now on it won’t be taking a direct role in the drive to develop new CAR-T therapies.
-
Novartis, still struggling with Kymriah manufacturing, is providing some out-of-spec doses to patients who ask
fiercepharma
December 19, 2018
Novartis released some new data on CAR-T drug Kymriah this month that it hopes will improve the uptake of the drug. But Novartis also continues to wrestle with manufacturing issues that have kept some doses from meeting specifications, a problem that is a
-
Gilead, Novartis tout long-term data for CAR-T slow starters Yescarta, Kymriah
fiercepharma
December 05, 2018
Gilead and Novartis are working to ramp up launches of their slow-starting CAR-T drugs, and both companies are hoping longer-term follow-up data will help do the trick.