Imugene’s Azer-Cel Hits 81% Response Rate in CAR T-Naive Blood Cancer Patients
Imugene's azer-cel delivered an 81% overall response rate in CAR T-naïve blood cancer patients across six subtypes, with full Phase 1b data set for oral presentation at ASCO 2026 on 29 May.
Key Takeaways
- Imugene reported an 81% overall response rate for azer-cel in 16 evaluable CAR T-naïve patients across six blood cancer subtypes in its Phase 1b basket study
- Four indications — MZL, CLL, FL, and WM — achieved 100% response rates, including in heavily pre-treated patients who had exhausted multiple prior therapies
- An oral presentation of updated azer-cel data is scheduled for 29 May 2026 at the ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago, representing a major near-term catalyst for investor and partner visibility
- Imugene has opened a new BTKi combination cohort targeting patients who failed Bruton Tyrosine Kinase inhibitor therapy, adding Mantle Cell Lymphoma as a new indication and expanding the programme's addressable market
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