FDA approves IASO Bio’s IND for equecabtagene autoleucel
Inovent Biologics, Inc. (Innovent), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, autoimmune, cardiovascular and metabolic, ophthalmology and other major diseases, and IASO Biotechnology (IASO Bio), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in discovering, developing, manufacturing, and marketing innovative cell therapies and antibody products, jointly announced the agreement on a series of cooperation, including IASO Bio's purchase from Innovent regarding its relevant right of Fucaso (Equecabtagene Autoleucel) and obtaining license from Innovent regarding the intellectual property related to Fucaso, as well as Innovent's equity investment in IASO Bio.
SHANGHAI and NANJING, China and SAN JOSE, Calif., March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IASO Bio, a biopharmaceutical company engaged in discovering, developing, manufacturing and marketing innovative cell therapies and antibody products, today announced that China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for Equecabtagene Autoleucel (IASO Bio R&D code: CT103A), a self-developed fully-human anti-B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) autologous T-cell injection, for an expanded indication in treating relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma (R/RMM) patients who have undergone 1-2 lines of prior therapies and are refractory to lenalidomide.
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