Iovance Biotherapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Cohort 4 of Pivotal InnovaTIL-01 Study of Lifileucel in Metastatic Melanoma
- Patient dosing commenced in pivotal metastatic melanoma cohort -
- Submission for regulatory approval of lifileucel is on target for late 2020 -
SAN CARLOS, Calif., April 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IOVA), a late-stage biotechnology company developing novel cancer immunotherapies based on tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) technology, today announced that first patient has been dosed in Cohort 4, the pivotal cohort of the innovaTIL-01 (C-144-01) study of lifileucel. Cohort 4 is designed to enroll 75 patients with advanced melanoma.
“Dosing of the first patient in Cohort 4, the pivotal arm of our melanoma program, is a significant step toward registration of TIL therapy,” commented Maria Fardis, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Iovance. “Complete enrollment of this cohort is expected in early 2020 and we remain on track to file a Biologics License Application for regulatory approval of lifileucel in late 2020.”
InnovaTIL-01 (NCT02360579) is a pivotal phase 2 global multicenter study evaluating the safety and efficacy of Iovance’s autologous lifileucel TIL therapy for treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma. The study is currently enrolling in the United States and Europe. To date, Iovance has activated 39 clinical sites in the United States and Europe. Additional information on this study is available at .
About Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
Iovance Biotherapeutics intends to commercialize lifileucel, an autologous cell therapy product using TIL technology that amplifies the body’s own immune response to eradicate solid tumors or attack blood cancers. The company is currently conducting the pivotal study innovaTIL-01 in patients with metastatic melanoma. In addition, the company’s TIL therapies are being investigated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic cancers including cervical, head and neck, and non-small cell lung cancer. For more information, please visit .
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