IND Application filed for First in Class Senolytic Immunotherapy SenoVax™ for Treatment of Advanced Lung Cancer
“To our knowledge, this is the first clinical candidate to push the immune system to attack not the cancer itself, but the cells protecting it,” said Thomas Ichim, PhD, President and Chief Scientific Officer of Immorta Bio. “In contrast to cancer, which mutates in a very rapid manner, senescent cells surrounding the tumor do not mutate, thus making them a more attractive therapeutic target. While the primary aim of the study is not to investigate systemic effects, it will be of significant interest to observe any additional regenerative benefits of the SenoVax therapy, beyond its impact on tumor size reduction.”
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