OncoSec Medical (NSDQ:ONCS) said today that its DNA-based intratumoral cancer immunotherapy, pIL-12, won orphan drug designation from the FDA for the treatment of unresectable metastatic melanoma. The drug, tavokinogene telsaplasmid, is the biologic agent delivered using OncoSec’s ImmunoPulse IL-12 electroporation device. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
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OncoSec inks deal with Merck to study drug-device therapy for metastatic melanoma
OncoSec Medical (NSDQ:ONCS) said today that it inked a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Merck (NYSE:MRK) to evaluate the combination of its ImmunoPulse IL-12 electroporation device with Merck’s Keytruda therapy in a Phase II clinical trial. The trial aims to evaluate the drug-device combination in patients with metastatic melanoma – specifically patients who experienced disease […]
OncoSec wins fast track designation for electroporation combo therapy
OncoSec Medical (NSDQ:ONCS) said today that it won Fast Track Designation from the FDA for its ImmunoPulse IL-12 electroporation gene therapy for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. The biotech company’s electroporation device is designed to locally deliver DNA-based interleukin-12 to stimulate the immune system and fight off cancer cells. The ImmunoPulse device delivers a sequence […]
Cancer: OncoSec lands EU approval for tumor-treating immunotherapy
OncoSec Medical (OTC:ONCS) won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its gene- and drug-delivery platform, the OncoSec Medical System.
The OMS product is an electroporation device, which targets a tumor with short electrical pulses that opens pores and allows anti-cancer agents to more effectively destroy the cells.