nd generation novel bi-specific CAR-T therapy targeting both CD19 and CD20 antigens
Indications: Relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL)
C-CAR039 has been developed as a novel 2nd generation 4-1BB bi-specific CAR-T targeting both CD19 and CD20 antigens with an optimized bi-specific antigen binding domain. C-CAR039 can eradicate CD19/CD20 single or double positive tumor cells
in vitro and
invivo. The tissue cross reactivity and whole genome membrane proteome array studies further confirmed the specificity of C-CAR039.
C-CAR039 demonstrated a favorable safety profile and promising efficacy in this early clinical trial in patients with r/r B-NHL that might allow it to differentiate from existing therapies. The early clinical efficacy signal is encouraging and compares favorably to anti-CD19 CAR-T and peer therapies. These findings will be evaluated in more patients with longer follow-up to confirm safety, efficacy and duration of response. Clinical trial information: NCT04317885, NCT04655677, NCT04696432, NCT04693676.