B-CLL

Arix Bioscience PLC: Autolus Therapeutics presents positive obe-cel data at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting 2021

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Monday, December 20, 2021

As of the cut-off date of 13 September, 16 patients in the Phase 1b part of the FELIX study had received obe-cel.

Key Points: 
  • As of the cut-off date of 13 September, 16 patients in the Phase 1b part of the FELIX study had received obe-cel.
  • Patient characteristics in the FELIX 1b portion were broadly comparable to those observed in the ALLCAR19 study in r/r adult B-ALL.
  • The company expects to present data from the Phase 2 portion of the FELIX study in 2022.
  • To listen to the webcast and view the accompanying slide presentation, please go to the events section of Autolus' website.

Autolus Therapeutics presents positive obe-cel data at the 63rd ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition

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Monday, December 13, 2021

LONDON, Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Autolus Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: AUTL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation programmed T cell therapies, presented further progress on obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel) in an oral presentation [Abstract 477] entitled “Industrialization of an Academic Miltenyi Prodigy-Based CAR T Process” at the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition, being held between December 11-14, 2021. The Company also presented an update of obe-cel in relapsed/refractory aggressive and indolent B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (B-NHL) and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) patients from the ALLCAR19 extension study, as well as preclinical and initial engraftment data with AUTO1/22 in Pediatric ALL in two separate poster presentations [Abstracts 3823 and 1710, respectively].

Key Points: 
  • Patient characteristics in the FELIX 1b portion were broadly comparable to those observed in the ALLCAR19 study in r/r adult B-ALL.
  • 75% patients in the FELIX Phase 1b had >20% blasts at pre-conditioning, compared with 60% patients in ALLCAR19.
  • The company expects to present data from the Phase 2 portion of the FELIX study in 2022.
  • In collaboration with Autolus academic partner, UCL, obe-cel is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 clinical trials for B-NHL.