Novartis pauses CAR-T trials for autoimmune diseases after 3 deaths

Novartis temporarily paused eight clinical trials of its experimental CAR-T therapy in late August after three patients died from a severe immune response, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 1. The Switzerland-based drugmaker was testing the treatment — called rap-cel — in patients with lupus, multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders. The timeline of the […] The post Novartis pauses CAR-T trials for autoimmune diseases after 3 deaths appeared first on Becker's Hospital Re...

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