Adaptimmune and TCR2 Therapeutics have complementary technologies and an aligned strategy of developing cell therapies for solid tumors, but this marriage is preceded by divorce. Before consummating the TCR2 deal, Adaptimmune ended an alliance with a larger pharmaceutical company.
One study investigator pointed to the data for ADP-A2M4 as indicating much greater efficacy in the rare cancer than existing therapy options, while another said it demonstrated cell therapies' potential outside of the blood cancer space.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
One report forecasts $25 billion in global sales in six years, but cell therapies to date have been slow to catch on.