FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Adaptimmune's TECELRA® for Advanced Synovial Sarcoma

Aug 1, 2024, 06:03 PM

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to Adaptimmune's TECELRA® (afamitresgene autoleucel), marking it as the first approved engineered cell therapy for a solid tumor. This milestone approval extends the power of immunotherapies into difficult-to-reach sarcomas, specifically targeting advanced synovial sarcoma, a rare cancer that arises in the body's soft tissues. Adaptimmune's TECELRA® is also noted as a significant development in TCR gene therapy.