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Alpha Tau Receives FDA Approval to Initiate a Trial for Patients with Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer
- FDA approval marks Alpha Tau’s fifth simultaneous active U.S. IDE as the Company expands Alpha DaRT’s reach into recurrent prostate cancer -JERUSALEM, Dec. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: DRTS, DRTSW), the developer of the innovative alpha-radiation cancer therapy Alpha DaRT®, today announced that the FDA has approved an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application to initiate a pilot study for the treatment of patients with locally recurrent prostate cancer
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