VAC 1
Alternative Names: Antigen-presenting autologous dendritic cells - Lineage Cell Therapeutics; AST-VAC1; Cancer vaccine - Argos/Geron; GRNVAC 1; hTERT RNA vaccine - Argos/Geron; RNA-loaded autologous dendritic cell vaccine - Argos/Geron; VAC1Latest Information Update: 06 Aug 2019
Price :
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At a glance
- Originator Argos Therapeutics Inc; Geron Corporation
- Developer Asterias Biotherapeutics; Lineage Cell Therapeutics
- Class Antineoplastics; Cancer vaccines; Dendritic cell vaccines
- Mechanism of Action Immunostimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
- Available For Licensing Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase II Acute myeloid leukaemia
- Discontinued Malignant melanoma; Prostate cancer
Most Recent Events
- 31 Jul 2019 BioTime is now called Lineage Cell Therapeutics
- 11 Mar 2019 Asterias Biotherapeutics has been acquired and merged into BioTime
- 28 Mar 2017 Asterias Biotherapeutics has patent protection for VAC 1 in South Korea, Israel, Singapore and other jurisdictions (Asterias Biotherapeutics form 10-k, March 2017)