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Cellares and BMS Extend Collaboration to Include a Second CAR-T Asset; Kristin Yarema Appointed as Poseida’s CEO Replacing Mark Gergen

On October 10, Cellares announced an extension of its agreement with BMS to include a second CAR-T Program in Cellares’s Technology Adoption Partnership (TAP) Program (press release). A day earlier, Poseida reported a leadership transition with Kristin Yarema appointed as the new CEO expected to be effective January 1, 2024, while Mark Genger, current CEO, will transition to Executive Chairman of the company (press release). Below, Celltelligence provides insights about the expanded Cellares-BMS collaboration and speculates about which of BMS’s preclinical assets could have been partnered.

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No Cell Therapy-Related Updates in October’s CHMP Agenda

On Monday, October 9, the CHMP Agenda for October was released. Of note, no cell therapy-related updates were observed and both Type II Variations applications (T2V) for Abecma (BMS’s BCMA CAR-T) in ≥3L MM and Carvykti (JNJ / Legend’s BCMA CAR-T) in ≥2L MM were absent from the agenda.

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You May Have Missed: Gilead Terminates 2 Arms in ZUMA-25 Trial; UPenn Starts Trial in Prostate Cancer with Former Tmunity Asset; A2 Bio Publishes New Study in Solid Tumors; Cartesian to Initiate Trial in SLE

In the past few weeks, the Celltelligence team detected several relevant news items that were not discussed in individual blasts but are also worth highlighting. In this blast, Celltelligence will cover the following topics: 

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GC012F Achieves 100% sCR in Chinese IIT for NDMM; First R/R MM Patient Dosed with GC012F in the US; AbbVie Terminates Agreement with Caribou

Gracell presented clinical updates of the ongoing GC012F’s (BCMA x CD19 FasTCAR-T) Ph1 IIT in high-risk (HR) transplant-eligible (TE) NDMM patients in China at the International Myeloma Society (IMS) Annual Meeting 2023 (press release). Moreover, on Tuesday, September 26, the company disclosed the dosing of the first patient in the Ph1b/2 trial evaluating GC012F in ≥4L MM in the US (press release). On the same day, Caribou reported AbbVie’s decision to terminate the collaboration agreement for the development of allogeneic cell therapy candidates (Form 8-K). Below, Celltelligence provides insights on GC012F’s clinical development while discussing the impact that the termination of the collaboration may have on Caribou and AbbVie.

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AMT Designation Program and CDRP Pilot to Facilitate CMC Development of Products; ASGCT 2023 Policy Summit Analysis (Blast 2/2)

ASGCT 2023 Policy Summit Analysis 2: CMC information plays a fundamental role in the development and regulation of cell and gene therapies (CGTs), which has motivated the generation of new policies to facilitate and expedite its evaluation. Celltelligence is publishing a two-part series discussing the strategies the FDA is following to keep up with innovation in the CGT field and providing insights about their relevance in the cell therapy space. In this second blast, 2 new non-CGT-specific FDA policy initiatives focused on addressing CMC challenges are covered:

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The Office of Therapeutic Products Bets on Communication; New Cell and Gene Therapy Access Model to Be Tested; ASGCT 2023 Policy Summit Analysis (Blast 1/2)

ASGCT 2023 Policy Summit Analysis 1: Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) have emerged as novel treatment options with unique characteristics that differ from previously approved therapies, which has motivated the generation of new regulatory processes and policies. The ASGCT 2023 Policy Summit delved into some of the strategies the FDA is following to keep up with innovation in the CGT field. Celltelligence will publish a two-part series discussing these new approaches and providing insights about their relevance in the cell therapy space. In this first blast, the following topics are covered:  

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2seventy bio Announces Strategic Restructuring and Pipeline Reprioritization; Abecma’s US Revenue Guidance Lowered; Nick Leschly to Resign as CEO; Company to Expand Strategic Partnership with JW Tx

On September 12, 2023, 2seventy bio held a conference call (webcast / press release) announcing the strategic restructuring of the company’s business operations and R&D model. Measures include a 40% workforce reduction and a pipeline reprioritization and are driven by a projected decrease in Abecma’s (BMS / 2seventy BCMA CAR-T) revenue for 2023. Additionally, the company disclosed Nick Leschly’s decision to step down as CEO. On the same day, 2seventy announced the expansion of its collaboration with JW Tx adding 2 new assets from its pipeline: a solid tumor targeting TCR-T and a CAR-T for autoimmune diseases (press release). Below, Celltelligence provides insights on 2seventy’s new Abecma revenue projections for 2023 and the collaborative R&D model that the company aims to implement for its pipeline.

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Immatics to Combine its PRAME TCR-Ts with Moderna’s Investigational mRNA Vaccine; Cellares and Lyell Enter into a New Collaboration; Adaptimmune Appoints Karen Chagin as Senior VP of Early Stage Development

On Monday, September 11, a series of cell therapy-related news items were observed:

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Carvykti Appears in the CHMP Agenda; September’s CHMP Agenda

On Monday, September 11, the CHMP agenda for September was released. Of note, Carvykti (JNJ / Legend’s BCMA CAR-T) was included in the ‘Type II Variations – Opinions or Requests for Supplementary Information’ section for ≥2L MM, while Abecma’s (BMS’s BCMA CAR-T) Type II Variation for ≥3L MM was absent from the agenda.

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You May Have Missed: Gilead to Collaborate in the Development of TmCD19-IL18; Celularity Partners with Regeneron; Mustang Bio Presents First Data from MB-106’s Multicenter Trial; Anticipated Enrollment of YTB323’s SLE Trial Increased- August 2023 Recap (Blast 2/2)

In August 2023, the Celltelligence team detected several relevant news items that were not discussed in individual blasts but are also worth highlighting. Celltelligence decided to publish a two-part series discussing the news and providing insights about their importance in the cell therapy space. In this second summary, the following topics are covered:

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