Aglatimagene besadenovec - Candel Therapeutics
Alternative Names: Adenovirus herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene therapy - Candel Therapeutics; AdV-Tk; AdV-tk therapy - Candel Therapeutics; ADV/HSV-tk; CAN-2409; CanAtak; Cancer gene therapy - Candel Therapeutics; Gene Mediated Cytotoxic Immunotherapy; GliAtak; GMCI; OncAtak; PancAtak; ProstAtak; TKR therapy - Candel Therapeutics; VirafirLatest Information Update: 20 Jul 2024
At a glance
- Originator Advantagene
- Developer Baylor College of Medicine; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Candel Therapeutics; Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas; National Cancer Institute (USA); NYU Langone Medical Center; Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
- Class Antineoplastics; Gene therapies; Gene-directed enzyme-prodrug therapies; Immunotherapies; Oncolytic viruses
- Mechanism of Action Thymidine kinase expression stimulants
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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 III Prostate cancer
- Phase II Glioma; Non-small cell lung cancer; Pancreatic cancer; Triple negative breast cancer
- Phase I/II Glioblastoma; Malignant pleural effusion; Ovarian cancer
- No development reported Mesothelioma; Oesophageal cancer
Most Recent Events
- 31 May 2024 Efficacy and adverse event data from a phase II trial in Non-small cell lung cancer presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO-2024)
- 23 May 2024 Updated efficacy and adverse events data from a phase II trial in Non-small cell lung cancer released by Candel Therapeutics
- 11 Apr 2024 Aglatimagene besadenovec - Candel Therapeutics receives Orphan Drug status for Pancreatic cancer (Combination therapy) in USA