Carisma Therapeutics Collaborates With Moderna To Announce Their Nomination Of First In Vivo CAR-M Development Candidate For Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Nomination Triggers A $2M Milestone Payment To Carisma
Development Candidate targets Glypican-3 for the treatment of solid tumors, including hepatocellular carcinoma
Nomination triggers a $2 million milestone payment to Carisma
PHILADELPHIA, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Carisma Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:CARM) ("Carisma" or the "Company"), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative immunotherapies, today announced the nomination of the first development candidate ("Development Candidate"), under its collaboration with Moderna, Inc. The Development Candidate is an in vivo CAR-M targeting Glypican-3 ("GPC3") and is designed to treat solid tumors, including hepatocellular carcinoma ("HCC"), the most prevalent type of liver cancer and the fastest-rising cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. This nomination triggers a $2 million milestone payment to Carisma.