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Ziopharm Appoints Kevin Boyle as Their New CEO

On Monday, August 30, Ziopharm announced (press release / webcast) the appointment of Kevin Boyle as their new CEO, with Heidi Hagen (interim CEO) returning to her position on the Board of Directors. Below, Celltelligence provides insights on how Boyle could help improve Ziopharm’s financial situation while regaining shareholders’ confidence.

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New JNJ KLK2 CAR-T (JNJ-75229414) Ph1 Trial in mCRPC Posted; Priti Hegde Joins TCR2 Tx’s Board of Directors

On Thursday, August 26, a new Janssen-sponsored Ph1 trial evaluating JNJ-75229414 (KLK2 CAR-T) in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) was observed on CT.gov. On the same day, TCR2 Tx announced (press release) the appointment of Priti Hegde to its Board of Directors. Below, Celltelligence provides further details on JNJ-75229414’s clinical trial, the potential challenges JNJ (Janssen) may encounter targeting a solid tumor indication, how a CAR-T product could fit into JNJ’s prostate portfolio, and how Priti Hegde’s appointment could accelerate TCR2 Tx’s development of TRuC-T cells.

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TCR2 Tx Appoints Peter Olagunju as Chief Technical Officer

On Tuesday, July 20, TCR2 Therapeutics announced (press release) the appointment of Peter Olagunju as their first Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Below, Celltelligence provides insights on how Peter Olagunju’s extensive cell therapy development and manufacturing experience could accelerate the development and commercialization of TCR2 Tx’s lead asset, gavo-cel (mesothelin targeted TRuC-T) in solid tumors. 

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Thoughts on Gilead’s Collaboration with Shoreline to Develop iPSC-derived Allogeneic Cell Therapies

On Thursday, June 17, Gilead (Kite) announced (press release) a strategic collaboration with Shoreline Biosciences to develop novel allogeneic cell therapies. Of note, the partnership will focus on the development of iPSC-derived CAR-NK therapies for hematological malignancies, with Gilead (Kite) having the possibility to include an iPSC-derived CAR-macrophage (CAR-M) program. Below, Celltelligence provides insights on Gilead’s (Kite) latest collaboration and the potential advantages CAR-NKs and CAR-Ms may have over CAR-T therapies.

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GSK and Adaptimmune Present TCR-T Data for Lete-cel and Afami-cel; Novel CAR-Ts for Solid Tumors From Minerva and OriginCell; Will Remodeling the TME With CAR-Ts Improve Solid Tumor Therapies? ASCO 2021 Day 3 Part I

On the third day of ASCO 2021, seven key solid tumor related updates were presented from GSK, Adaptimmune, Minerva, OriginCell Therapeutics, Baylor College / NCI, and UPenn. Below, Celltelligence provides insights and context for each presentation.

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Will Next-Generation Modules be Enough to Differentiate Autolus’s Products? Ziopharm Deprioritizes Several Programs; What Targets and Indications Could Cellectis Pursue Next? Autolus, Ziopharm, and Cellectis Q1 2021 Earnings Call Summaries

On Thursday, May 6, Autolus held their Q1 2021 earnings call (press release / presentation) highlighting several anticipated AUTO1 data updates in 2021 while providing details on their next-generation programs and manufacturing strategy. On the same day, Ziopharm presented their Q1 2021 results (press release / presentation) announcing the deprioritization of their controllable IL-12 gene therapy and their allogeneic CD19 RPM programs. Furthermore, Cellectis reported their Q1 2021 financial results (press release) commenting on the progress of their clinical program and a series of R&D events to be held between May 24 — 28.

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ACGT Summit Round-Up: Strategies to Overcome the Challenges of Solid Tumor Targeting

During the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT) Summit 2021 on April 29, three key cell therapy related topics were discussed to overcome the challenges associated with the solid tumor microenvironment (TME):

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Latest Advances Targeting Neoantigens and Developing TCR-T Cell Therapies; Ziopharm Presents Preclinical Data from Their Hotspot TCR-T Library Program; Medigene’s PRAME-Specific TCR PD1-41BB Switch Receptor Could Treat a Broad Range of Liquid and Solid Tumors; AACR 2021 Day 6

On the final day of AACR 2021 Week I, two key TCR-T platform updates were presented from Ziopharm and Medigene, while different approaches for neoantigen discovery and TCR evaluation were explored in a panel discussion. Below, Celltelligence provides insights and context for each presentation.

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Can Allogene’s PD1 TurboCAR Overcome the TME? CRISPR Tx’s CTX130 CD70 KO Prevents CAR-T Exhaustion; Can TCR2’s CD70 and Allogeneic TRuC-Ts Outclass CAR-T Therapies? AACR 2021 Day 2

On the second day of AACR 2021 Week I, four key preclinical updates were presented from Allogene, CRISPR Therapeutics, and TCR2 Therapeutics. Below, Celltelligence provides insights and context for each presentation.

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Novel In-depth Product Characteristics for Kymriah and Yescarta Correlate with Patient Outcomes; Gracell’s Clinical Update for GC027 TruUCAR in T-ALL; Preliminary Results for TCR2’s Gavo-cel in Mesothelin Overexpressing Solid Tumors; AACR 2021 Day 1

On the first day of AACR Week I 2021, four key clinical updates were presented from Novartis, Gilead (Kite), Gracell, and TCR2 Therapeutics. Below, Celltelligence provides insights and context for each presentation.

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