Author: Jessica Yingling

Artiva Biotherapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1 Trial of AlloNK® Cell Therapy Candidate in Lupus Nephritis

by on April 17, 2024

To Artiva’s knowledge, this marks the first patient to receive an allogeneic, off-the-shelf NK cell therapy in a U.S. clinical trial for treatment of an autoimmune disease Data demonstrated AlloNK drove deep depletion of peripheral B-cells and complete responses in relapsed or refractory B-cell-non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL) patients in ongoing clinical trial, supporting potential mechanism of…

Artiva Biotherapeutics Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for AlloNK® in Lupus Nephritis

by on February 22, 2024

SAN DIEGO, February 22, 2024 — Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage company whose mission is to deliver highly effective, off-the-shelf, allogeneic natural killer (NK) cell-based therapies, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to Artiva’s lead program AlloNK® (also known as AB-101) for the treatment of…

GEN: Easier Access to NK-Based Cell Therapies

by on February 21, 2024

Manufacturing time and cost create two of the biggest challenges to making cell therapies available to more patients. Scientists at San Diego-based Artiva Biotherapeutics hope to change that with cancer and autoimmune therapies based on natural killer (NK) cells from donors—allogeneic—that are not genetically modified. Read the article here.

Artiva Named a PM360 2023 Innovative Startup

by on December 14, 2023

Artiva was recognized in the 2023 PM360 Innovations Issue for advancing the first allogeneic NK cell therapy to clinical trials for lupus nephritis.  Artiva’s mission is to develop effective, safe and accessible cell therapies for patients with devastating autoimmune diseases and cancers. Our large-scale manufacturing process is capable of producing thousands of doses of cryopreserved,…

Artiva Biotherapeutics Receives Immunology Innovation of the Year in the 2023 BioTech Breakthrough Awards Program

by on November 8, 2023

Artiva recognized for advancing AlloNK®, the first allogeneic, off-the-shelf NK cell therapy with an IND allowance for autoimmune disease AlloNK in combination with rituximab aims to be a safe and effective option for patients with lupus nephritis and has scalable potential for future applications in other autoimmune diseases San Diego, Calif., November 8, 2023 –…

Beyond Biotech Podcast: Natural Killer Cells

by on November 2, 2023

Artiva Biotherapeutics’ CEO, Fred Aslan, M.D. was featured on the Beyond Biotech Podcast hosted by Labiotech.eu to discuss recent milestones including: Demonstrating the potential for efficacy and safety with natural killer (NK) cells in two cancer clinical trials, and Receiving FDA clearance for an IND for lupus – marking a first for an allogeneic, off-the-shelf…

Artiva Biotherapeutics Announces FDA Clearance of IND for AlloNK® Cell Therapy Candidate in Combination with Rituximab in Lupus Nephritis

by on August 16, 2023

This marks the first IND clearance for an allogeneic, off-the-shelf NK or CAR-T cell therapy candidate in autoimmune disease Artiva also announced the formation of an advisory board to provide expertise in advancing innovative cell therapies for lupus and other autoimmune diseases SAN DIEGO, August 16, 2023 — Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage company…

Artiva Biotherapeutics Presents Initial Data from First-in-Human Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of AB-101 at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

by on May 25, 2023

Initial activity observed in combination therapy of one billion cells per dose with rituximab; majority of responses were observed in patients who had previously failed autologous CAR-T cell therapy AB-101 was well tolerated at up to four billion cells per dose as a monotherapy; up to 16 doses of AB-101 at one billion cells per…