Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CADL) shares are trading higher Thursday after the company received FDA orphan drug designation for CAN-2409 for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
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"We recently reported data from the phase 2 randomized clinical trial of CAN-2409 in borderline resectable pancreatic cancer, showing that CAN-2409, when added to standard of care, more than doubled the median overall survival obtained with standard of care alone,” said Paul Peter Tak, MD, PhD, CEO of Candel.
“We are pleased that the FDA has now granted Candel with both Orphan Drug and Fast Track Designation to this program, as we seek to reshape the treatment paradigm in pancreatic cancer.”
Candel shares are moving on heavy trading volume following the company's announcement. ...