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Century Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Provides Business Updates
- Phase 1 ELiPSE-1 trial of CNTY-101 in relapsed/refractory lymphoma expected to commence in the second half of 2022 following IND submission in mid 2022- -
About this update from Century Therapeutics, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"- Phase 1 ELiPSE-1 trial of CNTY-101 in relapsed/refractory lymphoma expected to commence in the second half of 2022 following IND submission in mid 2022- - Ended first quarter 2022 with cash, cash equivalents, and investments of $466.4M; Cash runway into 2025 - PHILADELPHIA, May 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Century Therapeutics, Inc., (NASDAQ: IPSC), an innovative biotechnology company developing induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cell therapies in immuno-oncology, today reported financial results and business highlights for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. “We are off to a strong start in 2022, which we expect will be a transformational year for Century as we transition into a clinical-stage organization,” said Lalo Flores, Chief Executive Officer, Century Therapeutics. “Looking ahead, we remain on track to submit our first IND application for our lead program, CNTY-101, mid-year, with the Phase 1 ELiPSE-1 trial for CNTY-101 in relapsed/refractory lymphoma expected to commence in the second half of 2022. We are continuing to invest in our comprehensive, next-generation iPSC-based cell therapy platform, and believe we are well positioned to advance multiple product candidates into the clinic over the next several years. We look forward to providing updates at scientific congresses this year and our upcoming virtual R&D Day next month” Business Highlights & Upcoming Milestones Earlier this month, the Company presented preclinical data at the 18th Annual PEGS Boston Conference & Exposition, on the discovery and optimization of CD22 VHH antibodies for CAR T cell therapy.The Company plans to present preclinical data on MAD7, a novel CRISPR nuclease used to enable the genetic engineering of iPSC-derived NK and T cell product candidates, during a poster presentation at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 25th Annual Meeting being held May 16-19, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Full abstracts are currently available through the ASGCT conference website.Virtual research and development update to be held June 13, 2022, at 4:30 PM ET. Century’s management team will discuss CNTY-103 and progress on the next-generation platform. Dr Sheila Singh, Professor of Surgery and Biochemistry, Chief Pediatric Neurosurgeon at McMaster Children’s Hospital, the Division Head of Neurosurgery at Hamilton Health Sciences, and t...