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Aprea Therapeutics Announces Dosing of Patient with HPV+ Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) in Ongoing ACESOT-1051 Trial
ACESOT-1051 Trial Expanded to Include HPV+ Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) Patients, Targeting Populations Most Likely to Benefit for WEEI InhibitionDOYLESTOWN, Pa., March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aprea Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: APRE) (“Aprea”, or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative treatments that exploit specific cancer cell vulnerabilities while minimizing damage to healthy cells, today announced that a patient with HPV+ head an
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