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Candel Therapeutics Reports Extended Clinical Benefit Over Multiple Clinical Endpoints in Patients from Phase 3 Trial of Aglatimagene Besadenovec (CAN-2409) in Localized Prostate Cancer Under Prolonged Follow-up at AUA 2026 Annual Meeting
Extended follow-up data from the phase 3 study (20 months after reported topline data, median follow-up 58 months) confirmed a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in prostate cancer–specific disease-free survival (DFS) of 39% after aglatimagene administration compared to placebo, reinforcing the potential of aglatimagene to reduce the risk of tumor recurrence in men receiving radiotherapy for localized disease.Clinical benefit demonstrated in the intention-to treat (I
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