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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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KarMMa-9 Trial Design Disclosed; Plans to Accelerate Cell Therapy Development in Multiple Autoimmune Diseases; Innovative and Diverse Preclinical Pipeline Presented; BMS’s 2023 R&D Day Summary

On Thursday, September 14, BMS held its 2023 R&D day (press release / presentation) disclosing Abecma’s (BMS / 2seventy’s BCMA CAR-T) Ph3 KarMMa-9 trial design in HR NDMM. The company also highlighted its plans to initiate BMS-986393’s (CC-95266; GPRC5D CAR-T) registrational trial in H1 2024 as well as its intention to submit an IND for the investigation of BMS-986353 (CC-97540 CD19 NEX-T CAR-T) in multiple sclerosis (MS) in September 2023. Additionally, BMS shared its full cell therapy pipeline, including highly innovative and diverse preclinical assets. Below, Celltelligence provides insights on KarMMa-9 design and the company’s new GPRC5D x BCMA dual targeting CAR-T for MM, while discussing BMS’s market opportunity in the autoimmune disease cell therapy space.

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Carvykti’s T2V Receives an RSI; When Could Abecma and Carvykti Receive a CHMP Positive Opinion? September CHMP Highlights

On Friday, September 15, the CHMP meeting highlights were released. Of note, Carvykti (JNJ / Legend’s BCMA CAR-T) was absent from the CHMP highlights implying that it has received a Request for Supplementary Information (RSI) for its assessment in ≥2L MM. Moreover, recall that Abecma (BMS / 2seventy’s BCMA CAR-T) was not included on Monday’s CHMP agenda. Below, Celltelligence provides insights on the September CHMP meeting with updated EU regulatory timelines for both cell therapies. 

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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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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: CARsgen Partners with Moderna; AZ to Collaborate in the Development of a New CAR-T in Solid Tumors; Gilead to Evaluate Novel Dual CAR-T; Poseida and Roche Publish P-CD19CD20-ALLO1’s New Trial; Germany’s G-BA Completes Carvykti’s Reimbursement – August 2023 Recap (Blast 1/2)

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

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Thoughts on BMS Joining Cellares’s Technology Adoption Partnership Program to Evaluate the Automated Production of One of Its Key CAR-Ts; Could Cellares’s Cell Shutter Become a Competitive Advantage for BMS?

On Monday, August 28, Cellares announced (press release) that BMS joined its Technology Adoption Partnership (TAP) program, entering into a proof-of-concept transfer process for the manufacturing of one of its CAR-Ts using Cellares’s proprietary Cell Shuttle platform. Below, Celltelligence provides insights into the features of Cellares’s end-to-end automated process for cell therapy production while discussing the potential competitive advantage that this partnership could represent for BMS.

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Carvykti’s sBLA in 2L MM Did Not Receive Priority Review; JNJ / Legend Continue To Improve Manufacturing Capacity; Updates on Solid Tumor Programs; Legend’s Q2 2023 Earnings Call Summary

On Tuesday, August 15, Legend held its Q2 2023 earnings call (press release) highlighting that the FDA set a PDUFA date for Carvykti’s (BCMA CAR-T) sBLA in ≥2L MM on April 5, 2024. Moreover, management listed measures that the company is taking to improve its manufacturing capacity and reported updates on its solid tumor programs. Below, Celltelligence provides insights on the FDA’s standard review of Carvykti’s sBLA while discussing future development for Carvykti and the company’s solid tumor programs.

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