Bellicum have just announced that the FDA placed a clinical hold on BPX–501 clinical trials in the United States following three cases of encephalopathy “deemed as possibly related to” treatment with their new product in development, BPX–501.

The FDA clinical hold does not affect the ongoing BP–004 registration trial in Europe.

Here we take a look at some of the issues underlying the unfortunate news.

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