Frederick, MD, November 7, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNAC) (the 「Company」), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering mRNA cell therapy for autoimmune diseases, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2024, and provided business and corporate updates.
「As we approach the end of what has been a year of tremendous progress for Cartesian, we remain focused on advancing our innovative pipeline as we strive toward our mission to extend the potential of cell therapy to patients with autoimmune diseases,」 said Carsten Brunn, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Cartesian. 「Notably, for our lead Descartes-08 program in MG, we expect to share additional data from our Phase 20億 trial and the design of our upcoming Phase 3 trial by the end of the year. With a growing body of clinical evidence supporting the potential for Descartes-08 to serve as a meaningful addition to the MG treatment landscape, we are encouraged by our recent interaction with FDA regarding our plans for a Phase 3 program in MG and plan to initiate the trial in the first half of 2025.」
Dr. Brunn continued, 「In addition to our MG development program, enrollment remains ongoing in our Phase 2 trial of Descartes-08 in patients with SLE, and we also remain on track to file an IND application for a pediatric basket study of Descartes-08 by year-end. Beyond Descartes-08, enrollment also continues in our first-in-human Phase 1 trial of Descartes-15, our next-generation autologous anti-BCMA mRNA CAR-t product candidate.」
最近的管線進展和預期里程碑
Descartes-08 in Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
•Results from Phase 20億 Trial of Descartes-08 in Patients with MG Featured at the 2024 Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) Scientific Session of the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) Annual Meeting. In October 2024, data from the Company’s Phase 20億 trial of Descartes-08 in patients with MG were presented at the 2024 MGFA Scientific Session of the AANEm Annual Meeting. Descartes-08, Cartesian’s lead product candidate, is an autologous anti-b cell maturation antigen (BCMA) mRNA-engineered chimeric antigen receptor t-cell therapy (mRNA CAR-T). Positive topline results were 此前宣佈 2024年7月公佈的結果顯示,Descartes-08治療的重症肌無力(MG)患者中,有71%在第3個月時觀察到MG綜合評分有臨床意義的改善,而安慰劑組則爲25%。此外,Descartes-08表現出良好的安全性,支持門診給藥而無需淋巴減少化療。