- U.S.-based gene therapy developer Genprex, Inc. is dedicated to finding more effective and novel solutions for battling cancer (particularly lung cancers) and diabetes
- Genprex utilizes a propriety platform that encapsulates tumor-suppressing genes within lipid nanoparticles that are injected intravenously
- The company has received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for its two non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”) programs using its drug candidate, REQORSA(R)
- Genprex also expects to begin a third trial using its REQORSA therapy against small cell lung cancer (“SCLC”) later this year
- The company recently used its proprietary nanoparticle delivery system, Oncoprex(R), in pre-clinical testing against immunotherapy-resistant tumors, reporting success with a different gene than the one in use for the Fast Tracked programs, thus showing early viability for the use of the Oncoprex platform with a second tumor suppressor gene
- Genprex’s chief medical officer discusses the developments in a new video released by the company May 23
Clinical-stage gene therapy developer Genprex (NASDAQ: GNPX) is expanding the breadth of its drug candidate potential with positive results from a preclinical study that examines the anti-tumor immune response of a gene believed to play a key role in suppressing certain tumors.
Genprex’s lead drug candidate, REQORSA immunogene therapy, uses Genprex’s proprietary, non-viral ONCOPREX Nanoparticle Delivery System to introduce the tumor-suppressing TUSC2 gene through an…
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