Axicabtagene Ciloleucel

August 7, 2017August 7, 2017

B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients Begin Treatment with Axicabtagene Ciloleucel in Phase 2 Trial

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Patients with relapsed or refractory indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (iNHL) have begun treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) in the Phase 2 ZUMA-5 trial, the immunotherapy’s developer, Kite Pharma, announced. The trial (NCT03105336) is currently recruiting participants ... Read more

August 3, 2017

Kite Seeks EU Approval for CAR T-Cell Therapy in 3 Lymphoma Subtypes

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Kite Pharma submitted a marketing authorization application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) requesting the approval of its CAR T-cell therapy, axicabtagene ciloleucel, as treatment for patients with certain ... Read more

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017

Lymphoma Therapy Developer Kite Is Number 7 on MIT Technology Review’s List of 50 Smartest Companies

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Kite Pharma is ranked #7 on MIT Technology Review’s list of the 50 Smartest Companies for its pioneering work in engineered cell therapy for treating cancer. The company received the recognition for ... Read more

July 7, 2017July 7, 2017

Response to Kite’s CAR T-Cell Therapy in NHL Isn’t Dependent on Disease Factors, Researchers Say

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The ZUMA-1 Phase 2 clinical trial of the CAR T-cell therapy axicabtagene ciloleucel (KTE-C19) showed that 82% of patients with treatment-resistant or relapsed aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) responded to the ... Read more

May 30, 2017

FDA to Review Kite’s Application for CAR T-Cell Therapy to Treat Aggressive Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the biologics license application (BLA) seeking the approval of axicabtagene ciloleucel (KTE-C19) for the treatment of refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin’s ... Read more

April 6, 2017

Kite Presents Positive Data from ZUMA-1 Trial in Aggressive Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Patients

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ZUMA-1, Kite Pharma‘s Phase 1/2 trial assessing the CAR T-cell therapy axicabtagene ciloleucel in patients with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma has reached its primary endpoint of objective response rate, according ... Read more

March 2, 2017

Kite’s CAR T-cell Therapy Could Markedly Benefit NHL Patients, ZUMA-1 Data Suggests

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Kite Pharma‘s lead CAR T-cell therapy axicabtagene ciloleucel may be a promising therapeutic approach for patients with refractory, aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), according to primary data from the ZUMA-1 Phase 1/2 ... Read more