Ziopharm´s RPM Allogeneic CD19 CAR-T Trial Started Enrollment; Q2 2020 Earnings Summary
On Thursday, August 6, Ziopharm held their Q2 2020 earnings call (press release / presentation), highlighting the initiation of their allogeneic CD19 CAR-T Ph1 trial post allo-SCT. Management confirmed that the IND submission in Greater China (China and Taiwan) for autologous CD19 CAR-Ts is anticipated by YE 2020. In Q1 2021, Ziopharm expects to submit CMC data for their personalized and library TCR-T IND application. Below, Celltelligence provides thoughts on Ziopharm’s global CD19 CAR-T initiatives and the potential challenges and opportunities for their TCR-T programs.