HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancer Drug in the Works

Advaxis submitted an Application for Orphan Drug Designation to the FDA for ADXS-HPV, a drug candidate for the treatment of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated head and neck cancer.

ADXS-HPV is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1/2 study in HPV-positive head and neck cancer in the United Kingdom and one will be initiated in the United States this year.

ADXS-HPV is an immunotherapy that is designed to target cells expressing the HPV gene E7. Expression of the E7 gene from high-risk HPV variants is responsible for the transformation of infected cells into dysplastic and malignant tissues. Eliminating these cells can eliminate the dysplasia or malignancy.

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