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Iovance’s Amtagvi® (lifileucel) Receives Health Canada Approval for Advanced Melanoma
First T cell therapy for a solid tumor cancer and first treatment option approved in Canada for advanced melanoma after anti-PD-1 and targeted therapy SAN CARLOS, Calif., Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IOVA), a commercial biotechnology company focused on innovating, developing, and delivering novel polyclonal tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapies for patients with cancer, today announced Health Canada has issued a Notice of Compliance with Condit
About this update from Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
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