Exhibit 99.1
Strategic Collaboration between Adaptimmune and Genentech to Research, Develop, and Commercialize Cancer-targeted Allogeneic T-cell Therapies Terminated
Company remains focused on launching afami-cel later this year with a PDUFA date of August 4th and developing its broader sarcoma franchise
Update on afami-cel launch plans to be provided at the April 18th Investor Day
PHILADELPHIA, PA. and OXFORD, UK, April 12, 2024 – Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: ADAP), a company redefining the treatment of solid tumor cancers with cell therapy, today announced that its strategic collaboration with Genentech entered in 2021, has been terminated.
Adrian Rawcliffe, Adaptimmune’s Chief Executive Officer: “We’ve had a very valuable collaboration with our partner Genentech, and we continue to believe in the long-term potential of our iPSC-based allogeneic platform. Over the past 12 months, we’ve been resolutely focused on our late-stage autologous pipeline – in particular, our sarcoma franchise. We have the resources to deliver afami-cel to market as planned, and I look forward to updating on progress at our Investor Day next week.”
About Adaptimmune
Adaptimmune is a cell therapy company working to redefine how cancer is treated. With personalized medicines that radically improve the patient's experience with the therapy as much as the therapy itself, Adaptimmune is tackling difficult-to-treat solid tumor cancers so that patients and families may experience more unforgettable and important personal moments. The Company's unique engineered T-cell receptor (TCR) platform enables the engineering of T-cells to target and destroy cancers across multiple solid tumor types.
Forward-Looking Statements
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