Somi Igbene, PhD, science writer —

Somi graduated from Imperial College London in 2011 with a PhD in cellular and molecular immunology. She worked as a medical writer at several medical communications agencies in London, including Core Medica. Besides science writing, Somi works as a registered associate nutritionist, helping adults and children improve their diets to prevent type 2 diabetes.

Articles by Somi Igbene

Dual FasTCAR T-Cell Therapy Effective Against Multiple Myeloma

GC012F, Gracell Biotechnologies’ investigational dual FastCAR T-cell therapy, was safe and highly effective at eradicating cancer cells in people with high-risk, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, according to preliminary findings from an ongoing Phase 1 trial. “We are thrilled to report that BCMA/CD19 dual targeting FasTCAR-T GC012F is showing…

1st CAR T-Cell Therapy in China for Myeloma Now Under Review

The China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has agreed to review an application for Equecabtagene autoleucel — the country’s first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy — for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. The CAR T-cell therapy, the first to be developed domestically in China, was awarded breakthrough…

1st Patient Enrolled in Phase 1 Trial of Antibody Therapy BHV-1100

Biohaven Pharmaceuticals has begun enrolling patients in its Phase 1a/1b trial testing the company’s antibody-recruiting molecule (ARM) called BHV-1100. The trial (NCT04634435) seeks to recruit 25 adults with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who have minimal residual disease in first remission before a stem cell transplant. One patient…