Dispatch Bio and CARsgen Announce Clinical Collaboration to Evaluate Flare Platform and Zevor-cel in Solid Tumors

Core Insights - Dispatch Bio and CARsgen Therapeutics announced a clinical collaboration to conduct a Phase 1 trial in China, set to begin in 2026, focusing on solid tumors [1][2] Company Overview - Dispatch Bio is engineering a universal treatment for solid tumors using its Flare platform, which combines immunotherapy with a tumor-specific virus [7] - CARsgen Therapeutics specializes in developing innovative CAR T-cell therapies, addressing unmet clinical needs in hematologic malignancies and solid tumors [8] Clinical Trial Details - The trial will evaluate DISP-11, which utilizes Dispatch's Flare platform and CARsgen's zevorcabtagene autoleucel (zevor-cel), targeting patients with solid tumors [2][3] - Zevor-cel is an autologous BCMA-targeting CAR T-cell therapy approved in China for multiple myeloma [2][6] Strategic Collaboration - The collaboration aims to enhance the application of CAR T technologies for solid tumors, particularly those lacking specific targets [3] - This partnership is seen as a significant step in addressing the unmet medical needs in oncology and expanding the impact of the Flare platform [4] Technological Innovation - Dispatch's Flare platform addresses challenges in solid tumors by delivering a tumor-specific virus that creates a universal synthetic antigen, enhancing T cell recognition and reshaping the tumor microenvironment [5] - Preclinical findings presented at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 2025 Annual Meeting support the safety and therapeutic promise of the Flare platform [5]