Anixa initiates dosing in fourth cohort of ovarian cancer CAR-T trial

Anixa Biosciences (ANIX) announced that it has dosed its first patient in the fourth dosage cohort in the ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating its novel chimeric antigen receptor-T cell, CAR-T, therapy for recurrent ovarian cancer. The study is being conducted through a research partnership with Moffitt Cancer Center under the direction of Dr. Robert Wenham, Chair of the Gynecologic Oncology Program at Moffitt, the principal investigator. The fourth cohort in the trial will receive a dose of three million CAR-positive cells per kilogram of body weight, representing a thirtyfold increase from the first cohort. No dose-limiting toxicities were observed in the third cohort, enabling advancing to the fourth dosage cohort. This planned escalation marks a key step in assessing the safety and therapeutic effect of CAR-T cell therapy in patients with ovarian cancer.