Fate Therapeutics, Inc.

Active LN patients in the Phase 1 study treated with FT819 and the less-intensive conditioning (bendamustine) regimen selected for the RECLAIM-LN study achieved 100% renal response at Month 6, with approximately 50% mean reduction in proteinuria Encouraging safety profile with no dose-limiting toxicities, high-grade CRS, ICANS, GvHD or IEC-HS in autoimmune patients treated with a single dose of FT819; low incidences of infection and cytopenia were also observed Clinical data reinforces the patient value of the ongoing RECLAIM-LN, a Phase 2 potentially registrational study of FT819 in refractory, moderate-to-severe SLE with LN FT819 continues to offer a unique product profile with the simplicity to dose CAR T-cell therapy on-demand in the community setting SAN DIEGO, Oct. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FATE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing a transformative and broadly accessible pipeline of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cellular immunotherapies to patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announced updated Phase 1 clinical data for FT819, its off-the-shelf, available on-demand, anti-CD19 CAR T-cell product candidate, in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with lupus nephritis (LN) were featured in an oral presentation at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2026, held October 22–25 in Denver, Colorado. The oral presentation, "Off-the-Shelf Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T Cell Therapy with Less-Intensive Fludarabine-Free Conditioning in Lupus Nephritis: Phase 1 Safety and Efficacy," was presented on October 24, 2026, by Jonathan D.

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FATE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing a transformative pipeline of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cellular immunotherapies to patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announced that on October 1, 2026, the Company granted (i) non-qualified stock options to one newly-hired non-executive employee to purchase a total of 62,900 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price per share of $2.30, which was the closing price per share of the Company's common stock as reported by NASDAQ on October 1, 2026, and (ii) restricted stock units (RSUs) representing 72,700 shares of its common stock to two newly-hired non-executive employees, including the newly-hired employee receiving the non-qualified stock options referenced above. The grants were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors and granted under the Company's Amended and Restated Inducement Equity Plan as an inducement material to the new employees entering into employment with the Company in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The options will vest over four years, with 25% of the shares underlying the option vesting on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 75% vesting in approximately equal monthly installments over the following thirty-six months, subject to the employee being continuously employed by the Company through each vesting date. The RSUs will vest over four years, with 25% of the shares underlying each RSU award vesting on each anniversary of the grant date, subject to the employees being continuously employed by the Company through each vesting date.

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FATE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing a transformative pipeline of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cellular immunotherapies to patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announced that management will participate in the following investor conferences in the fourth quarter of 2026.

What happened Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FATE) said the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded it a $15.0 million CLIN2 grant on September 25, 2026. The grant supports RECLAIM-LN, a Phase 2, potentially registrational trial of FT819 in refractory moderate-to-severe systemic lupus erythematosus with lupus nephritis. RECLAIM-LN, also called FT819-201, is a multicenter, open-label, single-arm