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Candel Therapeutics Presents Phase 3 Clinical Trial of CAN-2409 in Localized Prostate Cancer at ASTRO 2025
CAN-2409 improved disease-free survival in patients with intermediate-to-high-risk, localized prostate cancer compared to placebo in patients treated with either conventional or moderate hypofractionated radiotherapy with curative intent, independent of the specific modality of radiation therapy used NEEDHAM, Mass., Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biolo
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