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Candel reports CAN-2409 phase 2 interim data: 71.4% survival at 36 months vs 16.7% in borderline PDAC
Candel Therapeutics, Inc.
- Estimated overall survival rate 71.4% at 24 & 36 months for CAN-2409 arm vs 16.7% control in borderline resectable PDAC.
- Median overall survival not yet reached in CAN-2409 arm; control arm median OS was 12.5 months.
- Robust immune activation: dense aggregates of CD8+ granzyme B+ T cells, dendritic cells, and B cells in tumor.
- No dose-limiting toxicities or pancreatitis reported; multiple injections generally well tolerated.
- 5 of 7 CAN-2409 patients alive at data cutoff; two survived >45 months. Control: 1 of 6 alive.