FDA Clears IND Application for UB-VV111, a CD19 Directed in situ CAR-T for Heme Malignancies
“The IND clearance for UB-VV111 is a significant milestone in Umoja’s mission to develop off-the- shelf therapies that overcome the limitations of current ex vivo cellular immunotherapies,” said Andrew Scharenberg, M.D., Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Umoja. “We are proud to be a leader of the in vivo space, aiming to remove many of the barriers and challenges of early- generation ex vivo CAR T-cell therapies, from the difficult, lengthy, and costly manufacturing process to the arduous administration experience. Physicians and patients have been waiting for something better and we are excited to initiate our first clinical trial.”
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