Sirtex Medical announces collaboration update with OncoSec Medical
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TAVO™ for the treatment of advanced melanoma
WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
Sirtex Medical US Holdings, Inc. ("Sirtex"), a leading manufacturer of targeted cancer therapies, announced an advancement in its strategic collaboration with OncoSec Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCS) relating to OncoSec's lead product candidate TAVO™ (tavokinogene telseplasmid) and its electroporation (EP) gene delivery system.
The collaboration update provides Sirtex with the option to acquire the right to co-promote TAVO™ and its related EP gene delivery system in the United States in the lead target indication of treating anti-PD-1 refractory locally advanced or metastatic melanoma. Sirtex has the right to exercise the option until 90 days following the filing of a Biologics License Application (BLA) by OncoSec.