Kite Pharma outlines launch preparedness for KTE-C19 and current pipeline

19 October 2016
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US cancer drug developer Kite Pharma’s (Nasdaq: KITE) has presented updates on its advancing pipeline of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) product candidates and KTE-C19 launch readiness at its Investor Day held in New York yesterday.

“At Kite, our goal is to cure cancer. With KTE-C19, we may have the opportunity to transform the treatment of aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL),” said Arie Belldegrun, chairman, president and chief executive of Kite. “While we prepare to manufacture and commercialize KTE-C19 upon approval, we believe this is just the beginning. The breadth of the pipeline we unveiled today, combined with our innovative T cells 2.0 programming, has the potential to deliver hope for a cure to thousands of people across 15 hematological and solid cancer indications,” he added.

Kite discussed its ongoing activities to build scientific awareness and to commercialize KTE-C19 following US regulatory approval:

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