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AdAlta’s lead CAR-T therapy EW-001 continues to demonstrate encouraging survival and response rates in its mesothelioma study, with all patients alive at the latest follow-up and stronger outcomes at higher doses supporting plans for an Australian Phase 1 trial.

AdAlta’s lead CAR-T therapy EW-001 has achieved a rare clinical milestone with one mesothelioma patient remaining cancer-free two years after treatment, and a second reaching one-year survival, underscoring the therapy’s potential durability in a notoriously difficult cancer.

AdAlta has completed a key US$1 million milestone payment securing rights to its lead CAR-T therapy EW-001 outside Greater China, progressed Australian manufacturing with first runs expected late 2026, and is preparing for a critical pre-IND meeting with the US FDA.

Arovella Therapeutics secured ethics approval and manufactured its first clinical batch of ALA-101, targeting blood cancers, while progressing its solid tumour program and refining autoimmune strategies. The company ended the quarter with $14.4 million in cash, supporting imminent clinical milestones.

Imugene's azer-cel therapy shows a third patient response in the BTKi combination cohort of its Phase 1b trial, while CEO Leslie Chong steps down after nearly 11 years, prompting a leadership search.

Chimeric Therapeutics reports encouraging interim data from its Phase 1/2 trial of CHM CDH17 CAR-T therapy, with tumour shrinkage up to 40% and stable disease maintained for months at the highest dose level.

INOVIQ Limited hit a roadblock in expanding clinical validation of its EXO-OC™ ovarian cancer test due to unsuitable biobank samples, yet improved its diagnostic algorithm and progressed its CAR-exosome therapeutic program, maintaining a solid cash position of A$9.35 million.

Imugene has secured $11.12 million through a placement to advance its allogeneic CAR-T therapy azer-cel after early clinical data showed complete responses in BTKi-resistant lymphoma patients.

Imugene reports a second complete response in its Phase 1b trial of azer-cel combined with BTK inhibitors, including the first patient with Mantle Cell Lymphoma who had failed prior BTKi therapy.

AdAlta has met a key US$1 million milestone payment under its China collaboration, gaining critical clinical data and securing proprietary materials for Australian manufacturing of its lead CAR-T therapy BZDS1901.

Chimeric Therapeutics has appointed Hawkesbury Partners to lead a strategic review aimed at exploring options to enhance shareholder value, reflecting concerns that its market cap undervalues its clinical assets and infrastructure.

Imugene Limited reports a complete response in the first patient treated with azer-cel combined with BTK inhibitors in its Phase 1b trial, highlighting potential for resistant follicular lymphoma.