Cancer Therapy

FDA grants fast track designation for Advexin

Published in Drug Week, October 17th, 2003

Introgen Therapeutics, Inc.'s, (INGN) investigational cancer therapy, Advexin, was granted fast-track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its effect on prolonging survival and on prolonging the time to loco-regional disease progression in patients with recurrent, unresectable squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

"We are extremely pleased by ... [the] news since it confirms Advexin's potential to treat a devastating disease for which there is no approved biologic or drug treatment. It also reflects the FDA's leadership in the war on cancer by providing biotechnology and pharmaceutical sponsors with assistance in accelerating the...

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Source: Drug Week (2003-10-17)

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