Celgene To Collaborate With VentiRx On TRL8 Receptor Agonist For Cancer
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
VentiRx’s immunotherapy approach has created a compound, VTX-2337, offering potential in a variety of cancers and complementary to numerous standard-of-care backbones.
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VentiRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. has been working since 2007 to develop TLR8 agonists for allergic rhinitis and cancer, while considering how they might also be used in other indications. The company reported positive data from Phase I clinical trials in both areas within the past year, but has recently decided to move forward in cancer only.