Latest Cell Therapy News

Prescient Therapeutics cut its net loss by 4.4% to $7 million in FY26 while expanding its PTX-100 Phase 2a trial across three continents and securing key regulatory designations in Europe and the US.

NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals (ASX:NSB) has locked in a key FDA Pre-IND meeting for late August, advancing its Phase 2 trial plans for StemSmart™ targeting refractory Crohn’s disease in the US and Australia.

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.

Percheron Therapeutics announces Dr Michael Baker as incoming CEO, replacing Dr James Garner who steps down after three years. Baker’s appointment aligns executive incentives with shareholder value as the company prepares for a pivotal HMBD-002 clinical 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.

Mesoblast delivered US$115 million in Ryoncil® revenue in its first full year post-FDA approval, while expanding clinical trials into adult indications and acquiring cutting-edge CAR technology to boost its cell therapy pipeline.

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.

Prescient Therapeutics boosted enrolment in its PTX-100 Phase 2a trial to 28 patients and appointed Dr Rosalind Wilson as Chief Medical Officer, strengthening its clinical leadership as it advances targeted cancer therapies.

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.

Mesoblast has completed treatment of 300 patients in its pivotal Phase 3 trial for rexlemestrocel-L, targeting chronic low back pain due to degenerative disc disease, with topline results expected mid-2027.