Adaptimmune Therapeutics
Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in innovative cell therapies for cancer patients, primarily operating in the United States and the United Kingdom. Its pipeline includes TECELRA (also known as famitresgene autoleucel or afami-cel), an autologous T-cell immunotherapy that employs genetically modified cells to treat adults with advanced, unresectable, or metastatic synovial sarcoma. The company is also advancing Lete-cel for synovial sarcoma and myxoid liposarcoma, and ADP-5701, currently in Phase 1 clinical trials for head and neck cancer. Additionally, Adaptimmune is developing T-cell therapies engineered to target PRAME (ADP-600) and CD70 (ADP-520). The firm engages in strategic collaborations, notably with Galapagos for a clinical proof-of-concept trial of uza-cel (ADP-5701) in head and neck cancer, leveraging Galapagos' decentralized manufacturing platform. Further partnerships include a licensing agreement with Noile-Immune Biotech, Inc. and a strategic alliance with the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Established in 2008, Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc is headquartered in Abingdon, United Kingdom.