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
Here is a brief preview of this blast: 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.