CytoAgents Announces Initiation of Patient Enrollment in Phase 1b/2a Clinical Trial to Treat Cytokine Release Syndrome in CAR T-cell Therapy

CytoAgents, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a safe, effective treatment for Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), today announced that it has initiated recruitment and will enroll its first patient at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, in the Phase 1b/2a clinical trial evaluating the therapeutic, CTO1681, to treat CRS in lymphoma patients receiving CAR T-cell Therapy. “This clinical trial (CTA-2101) addresses an area of great unmet medical need as the majority of patients receiving CAR T-cell Therapy experience the toxicities of CRS and associated neurotoxicity,” said Arthur P. Bertolino, MD, PhD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer at CytoAgents. Read more >>