SQZ Biotechnologies Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for SQZ-PBMC-HPV for the Treatment of HPV16+ Tumors
SQZ Biotechnologies NYSE:SQZ received Fast Track Designation from he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its lead cell therapy candidate, SQZ-PBMC-HPV, for the treatment of HPV16+ advanced or metastatic solid tumors.
SQZ-PBMC-HPV-101 is currently being investigated in the Phase 1/2 clinical study.
The company continues to enroll patients in its highest dose monotherapy cohort and simultaneously enrolling patients for combination therapy.
FDA Fast Track Designation is intended to expedite the development and review of new drugs to treat serious medical conditions that fill unmet medical needs.
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