At the end of August, Novartis halted several clinical trials of experimental cell therapies for autoimmune diseases in the fields of immunology and neuroscience, following the deaths of three patients.

The deaths of three study participants led Novartis to halt development of rap-cel in multiple indications, while “transient” side effects pushed Bristol Myers to voluntarily…

Novartis halts CAR-T trials after three patient deaths from an immune overreaction; Bristol Myers pauses zola-cel enrollment.

Novartis, BMS reportedly halt trials; first serious blow to burgeoning field