Brexucabtagene autoleucel - Kite Pharma
Alternative Names: Autologous anti-CD19-transduced CD3+ cells; Brexu-cel; Brexucabtageneautoleucel; KTE-X19; TecartusLatest Information Update: 18 Mar 2025
At a glance
- Originator Cabaret Biotech
- Developer Kite Pharma
- Class Antineoplastics; CAR-T cell therapies; Gene therapies; Immunotherapies
- Mechanism of Action Immunologic cytotoxicity; T lymphocyte replacements
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Orphan Drug Status
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 Mantle-cell lymphoma; Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic leukaemia-lymphoma
- Phase II Burkitt's lymphoma; Haematological malignancies; Hairy cell leukaemia; Richter's syndrome; Solid tumours; Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia
- Phase I/II Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Discontinued Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Most Recent Events
- 27 Feb 2025 Kite terminates phase II ZUMA-25 clinical trial in Hairy cell leukaemia, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia, Richter's syndrome and Burkitt's lymphoma (Second-line therapy or greater) in US, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Germany and Switzerland (IV) due to sponsor decision (NCT05537766)
- 07 Dec 2024 Efficacy and adverse event data from the phase II ZUMA-2 trial in Mantle cell lymphoma presented at the 66th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition (ASH-Hem-2024)
- 07 Dec 2024 Efficacy, pharmacokinetics and adverse event data from the phase II ZUMA-2 trial in Mantle cell lymphoma presented at the 66th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition (ASH-Hem-2024)