Pre-IND Meeting for Lovaxin C

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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 15 No 10
Volume 15
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xAdvaxis, Inc. has conducted a pre-IND meeting with the FDA regarding its two planned phase II studies for its lead product Lovaxin C, a live Listeria vaccine for the treatment of cervical and head and neck cancers. The IND will be filed once phase I/II studies have been completed. In a separate news release, Advaxis announced that its breast cancer vaccine Lovaxin B, Listeria monocytogenes modified to deliver HER2/neu to immune cells, is in preclinical testing.

NORTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey—Advaxis, Inc. has conducted a pre-IND meeting with the FDA regarding its two planned phase II studies for its lead product Lovaxin C, a live Listeria vaccine for the treatment of cervical and head and neck cancers. The IND will be filed once phase I/II studies have been completed. In a separate news release, Advaxis announced that its breast cancer vaccine Lovaxin B, Listeria monocytogenes modified to deliver HER2/neu to immune cells, is in preclinical testing.

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