Tisagenlecleucel - Novartis/University of Pennsylvania
Alternative Names: Anti-CD19-CAR transduced T cells - Novartis/University of Pennsylvania; Anti-CD19-chimeric-antigen-receptor-peripheral-blood-lymphocytes-Novartis; Anti-CD19-chimeric-antigen-receptor-retroviral-vector-transduced-autologous-T-cells-Novartis; Anti-CD19-chimeric-immune-receptor-retroviral-vector-transduced-autologous-T-cells-Novartis; Anti-CD19-CIR-retroviral-vector-transduced-autologous-T-cell-therapy-Novartis; CART-019; CART-19; CART-19 cells; CART-19-cells-Novartis; CART19-Novartis; CD19-targeted-chimeric-antigen-receptor-immunotherapy-Novartis; Chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cells against CD19 - University of Pennsylvania/Novartis; CTL-019; Kimria; Kymriah; LG-740; tisagenlecleucel; tisagenlecleucel-TLatest Information Update: 25 Aug 2026
At a glance
- Originator Lentigen Corporation; University of Pennsylvania
- Developer Beijing Sanwater Biological Technology; Novartis; University of Pennsylvania
- Class Antineoplastics; CAR-T cell therapies; Cell therapies; Gene therapies; Immunotherapies
- Mechanism of Action Immunologic cytotoxicity; T lymphocyte replacements
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic leukaemia-lymphoma; Diffuse large B cell lymphoma; Follicular lymphoma
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Diffuse large B cell lymphoma; Follicular lymphoma; Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic leukaemia-lymphoma
- Phase III Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Phase II Multiple myeloma
- No development reported B-cell lymphoma; B-cell prolymphocytic leukaemia; Breast cancer; Lymphoma; Mantle-cell lymphoma; Mesothelioma; Ovarian cancer; Pancreatic cancer
- Discontinued Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Most Recent Events
- 02 Jun 2026 Efficacy and adverse events data from the phase II CASSIOPEIA trial in Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic leukaemia-lymphoma presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO-2026)
- 03 Feb 2026 Novartis Pharmaceuticals completes the phase III BELINDA trial in Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (Second-line therapy or greater, In adults, In the elderly) in USA, Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, Belgium, Brazil, China and Taiwan (IV) (NCT03570892) (EudraCT2016-002966-29)
- 28 May 2025 Novartis Pharmaceuticals completes a phase II ELARA trial in Follicular lymphoma (Second-line therapy or greater) in United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, France, Austria, Belgium, Norway, Japan, Australia and USA (IV, Infusion) (EudraCT2017-004385-94) (NCT03568461)