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confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.85
Atara's Phase 2 ATA188 for non-active PMS misses primary endpoint; cash runway extended beyond Q3 2025
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.
- EMBOLD misses primary endpoint; treatment arm CDI 6% vs 33% in Phase 1; placebo rate 16% exceeded expected 4-6%.
- No new safety signals observed; favorable safety profile for ATA188 in the study.
- Company plans significant expense reductions on ATA188; focuses on allogeneic CAR-T pipeline; cash runway extended beyond Q3 2025.
- Catalysts: ATA3431 preclinical data at ASH Dec 2023; Phase 1 data for ATA3219 in B-NHL expected H2 2024.
- Tab-cel partnership with Pierre Fabre provides additional payments and significant double-digit royalties.