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Wugen to Initiate a Pivotal Trial for Its Investigational, Off-the-Shelf, Allogeneic, CD7-Targeted CAR-T Cell Therapy, WU-CART-007, in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or T Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

-- First Pivotal Trial for an Off-the-Shelf, Allogeneic CD7-Targeted CAR-T Cell Therapy to Begin in First Quarter 2025 -- -- The Global Study Will Evaluate WU-CART-007 in Pediatric and Adult…

12 November

Cherry T. Thomas, M.D., Joins Wugen as Chief Medical Officer, Bringing Cell Therapy Expertise Across Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs as the Company Embarks on a Pivotal Trial for its Investigational, Allogeneic CD7-Targeted CAR-T Cell Therapy

ST. LOUIS, MO and SAN DIEGO, CA, Nov. 12, 2024 – Wugen, Inc., a clinical-stage U.S. biotechnology company developing allogeneic, off-the-shelf cell therapies for the treatment of hematological and solid tumor…

12 November

Phase 2 Findings Show Wugen’s Investigational Allogeneic CAR-T, WU-CART-007, Was Highly Effective and Surpassed Standard of Care in Treating Hard-to-Treat T-ALL/LBL; Data Presented Today at European Hematology Association (EHA) 2024 Hybrid Congress

-- Researchers Shared Findings Including a Clinically Manageable Safety Profile and Anti-leukemic Activity with WU-CART-007 in Patients with R/R T-ALL/LBL and Previously Treated with Existing Therapies -- -- U.S. Biotech…

14 June

Wugen Announces RMAT and PRIME Designations for WU-CART-007 to Accelerate Regulatory Reviews and Plans to Present Positive Phase 2 Study Findings at European Hematology Association (EHA) 2024 in June

-- Researchers to Present New Phase 2 Data Showing Safety and Anti-Leukemic Activity with WU-CART-007 and Additional New Findings for this Investigational, Off-the-Shelf Allogeneic CAR-T Cell Therapy -- -- Company…

20 May

Cellipont Bioservices and Wugen Sign Agreement for the Clinical Manufacture of Wugen’s Off-the-shelf CAR-T Cellular Therapies

The Woodlands, TX, and St. Louis, MO, March 14, 2024/ Cision / - Cellipont Bioservices, a leading cell therapy Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), and Wugen, Inc., a clinical-stage…

14 March

MaxCyte and Wugen Sign Strategic Platform License to Expedite Scale-Up of Clinical and Commercial Manufacturing of Wugen’s Investigational Allogeneic, Off-the-Shelf Cell Therapies for Cancers

Wugen to use MaxCyte’s Flow Electroporation® technology and ExPERT™ platform to support its programs for hematologic and solid tumor cancers ROCKVILLE, MD, and ST LOUIS, MO, January 30, 2024 — MaxCyte,…

30 January

Wugen Strengthens Executive Leadership Team with Appointment of Keith Vendola, M.D., M.B.A. as Chief Financial Officer

-- Dr. Vendola Brings Deep, Hands-On Industry Strategy, Operational and Financial Expertise to the Role --ST. LOUIS, MO and SAN DIEGO, CA, Jan. 3, 2024 – Wugen,Inc., a clinical-stage…

03 January

Wugen Presents Latest Data from First-In-Human Phase 1/2 Trial of WU-CART-007 in Patients with Difficult-to-Treat Blood Cancers at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting

-- Positive trends continue as more patients receive treatment with WU-CART-007 in this study exploring the drug’s potential in improving standard of care ---- WU-CART-007 continues to demonstrate favorable tolerability…

11 December

Wugen to Present New Clinical Data for WU-CART-007 and Preclinical Data for WU-NK-101, Two Investigational Allogeneic Cell Therapies for Challenging Hematologic Cancers, at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition

-- Oral Presentation Highlights Latest Clinical Findings from First Global, In-Human Phase 1/2 Dose-Escalation Study of Anti-CD7 Off-the-Shelf Allogeneic CAR-T Cell Therapy, WU-CART-007, in Hard-to-Treat T-ALL/LBL Patients ---- Results from…

02 November

Wugen Begins First-in-Human Phase 1 Clinical Trial of WU-NK-101, its Lead Allogeneic Memory Natural Killer (NK) Cell Therapy for Patients with Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

— First Patient Dosed in this Global, Open-Label Study to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of WU-NK-101 in AML — — Wugen Earns FDA Orphan Drug Designation for WU-NK-101 for…

15 August

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Wugen to Initiate a Pivotal Trial for Its Investigational, Off-the-Shelf, Allogeneic, CD7-Targeted CAR-T Cell Therapy, WU-CART-007, in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or T Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

Cherry T. Thomas, M.D., Joins Wugen as Chief Medical Officer, Bringing Cell Therapy Expertise Across Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs as the Company Embarks on a Pivotal Trial for its Investigational, Allogeneic CD7-Targeted CAR-T Cell Therapy

Phase 2 Findings Show Wugen’s Investigational Allogeneic CAR-T, WU-CART-007, Was Highly Effective and Surpassed Standard of Care in Treating Hard-to-Treat T-ALL/LBL; Data Presented Today at European Hematology Association (EHA) 2024 Hybrid Congress

Wugen Announces RMAT and PRIME Designations for WU-CART-007 to Accelerate Regulatory Reviews and Plans to Present Positive Phase 2 Study Findings at European Hematology Association (EHA) 2024 in June

Cellipont Bioservices and Wugen Sign Agreement for the Clinical Manufacture of Wugen’s Off-the-shelf CAR-T Cellular Therapies

MaxCyte and Wugen Sign Strategic Platform License to Expedite Scale-Up of Clinical and Commercial Manufacturing of Wugen’s Investigational Allogeneic, Off-the-Shelf Cell Therapies for Cancers

Wugen Strengthens Executive Leadership Team with Appointment of Keith Vendola, M.D., M.B.A. as Chief Financial Officer

Wugen Presents Latest Data from First-In-Human Phase 1/2 Trial of WU-CART-007 in Patients with Difficult-to-Treat Blood Cancers at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting

Wugen to Present New Clinical Data for WU-CART-007 and Preclinical Data for WU-NK-101, Two Investigational Allogeneic Cell Therapies for Challenging Hematologic Cancers, at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition

Wugen Begins First-in-Human Phase 1 Clinical Trial of WU-NK-101, its Lead Allogeneic Memory Natural Killer (NK) Cell Therapy for Patients with Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

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