Afami-cel’s BLA Filing on Track for 2022; Next-Gen MAGE-A4 SPEAR-T To Treat Ovarian Cancer; 2seventy Successfully Launched; Adaptimmune Q3 2021 Earnings Call Summary
On Thursday, November 4, Adaptimmune held their Q3 2021 earnings call (press release) highlighting that they are preparing the CMC documentation and analytical data for afami-cel’s (MAGE-A4 SPEAR-T; formerly ADP-A2M4) potential BLA filing in 2022. Furthermore, management announced a new ADP-A2M4CD8 (next-gen MAGE-A4 SPEAR-T) Ph2 SURPASS-3 trial in ovarian cancer and discussed the prioritization of ADP-A2M4CD8’s combination with pembrolizumab (PD1 inhibitor) over afami-cel. On the same day, bluebird bio announced (press release) the successful launch of 2Seventy bio.