FDA grants Accelerated Approval to TECELRA® (afamitresgene autoleucel) for advanced MAGE-A4+synovial sarcoma in chemo-treated adults
Adrian Rawcliffe, Adaptimmune’s Chief Executive Officer said, “The approval of TECELRA is a momentous step in Adaptimmune’s journey to redefine the way cancer is treated and the culmination of a decade of groundbreaking R&D. I want to thank the patients, caregivers, investigators, and clinical teams as well as everyone at Adaptimmune and our partners who made possible this watershed moment for cell therapy and for people with synovial sarcoma. We are committed to advancing our robust clinical pipeline to serve more patients in need and plan to progress lete-cel, the next late-stage investigational treatment in our sarcoma franchise, with a rolling BLA submission to the FDA next year.”
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