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Cullinan adds T cell engagers to modality migration from cancer to autoimmunity

Cullinan raises a $280 million PIPE to develop CLN-978 for lupus

April 17, 2024 12:36 AM UTC

The pivot of Cullinan Oncology — now Cullinan Therapeutics — to autoimmune diseases is the latest example of a company seeing opportunity in repositioning cancer modalities for autoimmune diseases. 

Cullinan Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:CGEM) announced plans to start a Phase I trial next quarter of CLN-978 to treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The bispecific T cell engager, which targets CD3 and CD19, had been in development for B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The company said it will now exclusively focus the program on autoimmune diseases...

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