Kite's Gene Therapy Yescarta Gets Biosimilar Treatment With Second-In-Class Approval

Much like it did for the first biosimilars, US FDA approved Yescarta without an advisory committee, as Novartis' first-in-class CAR-T cell therapy already set the stage for an agency review.

It appears that Kite Pharma Inc. received the biosimilar treatment from the US FDA in the review and approval of the drugmaker's gene therapy Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel), in that only the first-in-class product received an automatic advisory committee.

FDA approved Yescarta – a CD19-directed genetically modified autologous T cell immunotherapy – Oct. 18 for the treatment of adults...

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