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Candel reports CAN-2409 phase 2 interim data: median OS 28.8 vs 12.5 months in pancreatic cancer
Candel Therapeutics, Inc.
- Estimated median overall survival 28.8 months for CAN-2409 group vs 12.5 months for control in borderline resectable PDAC.
- 24-month survival rate 71.4% for CAN-2409 vs 16.7% control; 36-month rate 47.6% vs 16.7%.
- 4 of 7 CAN-2409 patients alive at data cut-off (2 >50 months); only 1 of 6 control alive.
- Immune activation confirmed: dense CD8+ TILs, dendritic cells, B cells in tumor; increased granzymes and IFN-γ in blood.
- No dose-limiting toxicities or pancreatitis; FDA Fast Track Designation granted in December 2023.