First Patient Dosed in Ph 1a Study with AVC-201 for the Treatment of R/R AML and other CD123 Heme Malignancies
“Patients with AML with minimal residual disease or who progress after currently available treatment approaches generally have a very poor prognosis and limited options,” said Professor Martin Wermke, Head of the Early Clinical Trial Unit at the National Cancer Center Dresden, Germany. “AvenCell’s autologous switchable CAR-T therapy has already yielded highly promising early clinical results in AML treatment. AVC-201, a readily available donor- derived allogeneic cell product is expected to reach the patients in need much faster at substantially lower cost.”
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