Argos Therapeutics Presents Positive Phase 2 Data For Arcelis(TM) Dendritic Cell-based Immunotherapy
Argos Therapeutics has announced the presentation of positive interim data from a Phase 2 trial that evaluated the clinical activity, safety and immune response of AGS-003 treatment, given in combination with sunitinib, in patients with newly diagnosed advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). AGS-003 is a product of the Company’s Arcelis™ technology, and is a personalized, RNA-loaded, dendritic cell-based immunotherapy that is individualized to each patient’s unique tumor.
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