Taking a “Development-by-Design” Approach to Cell Therapies

Manufacturing remediation, not efficacy or safety data, is delaying US approval of Novo's h+emophilia A therapy denecimig.

Doubled drug substance capacity at Alvotech's Reykjavik, Iceland, site aims to secure steady US supply of the Humira biosimilar Simlandi.

Artiva Biotherapeutics will present data on AlloNK, an allogeneic, non-genetically modified NK cell therapy given with rituximab, in refractory rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren disease and systemic sclerosis at ACR Convergence 2026, ahead of a planned phase 3 trial in rheumatoid arthritis.

The 15-month project could let living cell therapies ship and store at room temperature, cutting cold-chain costs that limit patient access.

Patients suffered pyrogenic reactions before Fresenius Kabi recalled 3 contaminated batches at its 430,000-sq-ft Melrose Park, Ill., biologics plant.

More than half of patients achieved clear or almost clear hands and feet with lebrikizumab by week 16, and 77% reported satisfaction with clearance.

NouvSight001 isn't limited to the RPE65-mutation subset current gene therapy treats, potentially reaching more of the 1.5 million with RP worldwide.

Updated 36-month data in 15 high-dose patients showed 80% slowing on cUHDRS, while the 48-month cUHDRS result did not reach statistical significance. uniQure attributes the gap to attrition in the external control, and the FDA is reviewing a BLA based on the 36-month data.