Immunocore Ready For First-Ever Launch After Kimmtrak’s US Approval

European Approval And Launch Also Expected Soon

 
• By Mandy Jackson
  
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The median pre-discount cost of Kimmtrak – the first approved TCR therapy and the first drug cleared for metastatic uveal melanoma – is $430,000, but the company says payers see the product’s value.

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Immunocore has profiled most of the relevant prescribers and payers ahead of its first US drug launch • Source: Alamy

Immunocore, Ltd. achieved several firsts with the US Food and Drug Administration approval of Kimmtrak (tebentafusp-tebn) – it is the first approved T-cell receptor (TCR) therapy, the first drug approved for metastatic uveal melanoma and Immunocore’s first approved product. But executives said in a same-day conference call that Immunocore is ready for its first-ever commercial launch.

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