Arcellx’s IPO raises $124M to fuel chase of better CAR T-cell therapy for cancer

Clinical-stage Arcellx raised $123.8 million from its IPO, which the company will use to advance to a pivotal test for its lead program, a CAR T-cell therapy for multiple myeloma. Though Arcellx trails its large pharmaceutical rivals, the biotech contends its technology produces cell therapies with key advantages.