Author Archives: Elena Matsa

Allogeneic Cell Therapy Manufacturing: Preparing for Tomorrow’s Success

Cell therapies are promising new drug products that treat or cure diseases that, until the past decade, had no other treatment options. Several autologous cell therapies have been approved, and their efficacy has been proven, especially in immunooncology. However, autologous therapies can present some difficulties for both developers and patients (e.g., short timelines, point-of-care drug administration). Allogeneic cell therapies are not associated with those challenges. For example, patient access to an autologous treatment can take months, time that patients with…