China CAR-T Front-Runner Allegations Reveal Soft Underbelly Of Development Race
Executive Summary
A report from a short-seller group accuses Chinese firm Nanjing Legend of intentionally omitting clinical data for its CAR-T candidate, an allegation the company has refuted while global partner J&J says it remains "optimistic" about the product and conducted "careful" reviews of the data.
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