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Candel Therapeutics Announces Patient-Reported Tolerability Data of Intraprostatic Injections in Ongoing Phase 3 Clinical Trial of CAN-2409 in Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer
NEEDHAM, Mass., Oct. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CADL), a late clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel
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[{"type":"text","content":"NEEDHAM, Mass., Oct. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CADL), a late clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel oncolytic viral immunotherapies, today announced that data on patient-reported tolerability assessment of intraprostatic injections will be presented in a virtual poster session at the 28th Annual Prostate Cancer Foundation Scientific Retreat. Date: Thursday, October 28, 2021 Presenter: Laura K. Aguilar, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer at Candel Therapeutics, Inc. Presentation Title: Patient experience with intraprostatic injection of CAN-2409 or placebo followed by valacyclovir in a phase 3 clinical trial for localized prostate cancer in combination with standard of care radiation therapy with or without androgen suppression. The data were generated from the company’s ongoing phase 3 clinical trial, which is evaluating safety and efficacy of intra-prostatic injection with CAN-2409 or placebo followed by oral valacyclovir prodrug in combination with standard of care (radiation therapy ± short-term androgen deprivation therapy) in patients with localized prostate cancer having intermediate-risk or a single NCCN high-risk factor. Clinical trial enrollment has been completed with a diverse population of 745 patients from 51 sites in the U.S. More than 2,000 injection procedures have been performed (40% transperineal, 56% transrectal, 4% not reported). Information on the patient experience is being collected with a questionnaire, and data is available from 32 patients who completed the questionnaire within 3 months of completing treatment. For the transperineal procedure, 65% of patients reported the intra-prostatic injections to be “the same or better” tolerated than a prostate biopsy, 30% “a little harder” to tolerate and 4% “much harder” to tolerate than a biopsy. For the transrectal procedure, 89% of patients reported the injections to be “the same or better” tolerated than a biopsy and 11% “a little harder” to tolerate than a biopsy. All patients (100%) reported overall feeling positive about their involvement in the study. “These data further support the tolerability and patient receptiveness of intra-prostatic injection of CAN-2409 and its comparability to routine biopsies being performed in this patient population,” said Paul Peter Tak, MD, PhD, FMedSci, President and Chi...