Autoimmune Disease
News on research and diagnostics in autoimmune disorders including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and more.
Quest Diagnostics, Scipher Medicine Collaborate on Rheumatoid Arthritis Test
Quest will provide RNA extraction and sequencing services for Scipher's PrismRA test, a blood-based molecular test for predicting patient response to TNF inhibitors.
Selecta Biosciences, Cartesian Therapeutics Merge to Create Public RNA Cell Therapy Firm
The combined company, which will operate under the name of the previously private firm Cartesian Therapeutics, will trade on the Nasdaq as "RNAC."
FDA Clears Cabaletta Bio's IND to Study Cell Therapy in Myasthenia Gravis
The firm will now start a Phase I/II trial for CABA-201, which is also being explored as a potential treatment for three other autoimmune diseases.
Kyverna Therapeutics Inks Research Funding Agreement With German Hospital
The organizations will study Kyverna's autologous CAR T-cell therapy and other B- and plasma cell-targeting drugs for autoimmune diseases.
Kyverna Therapeutics Gets FDA Clearance to Start Clinical Trial for Scleroderma Cell Therapy
The study in scleroderma marks the firm's third IND clearance for KYV-101, which Kyverna is studying in B-cell driven autoimmune diseases.