Obe-cel yields strong remission rates in adults with relapsed or refractory B-ALL in phase Ib/II study

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The novel anti-CD19 autologous CAR T-cell therapy obecabtagene autoleucel achieved durable remissions in 40% of patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia without a subsequent stem cell transplant, according to results from the phase Ib/II FELIX clinical trial presented by Elias Jabbour, professor of leukemia at MD Anderson, at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting. 

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