Having completed a Phase I/Iia study of Ovasave, a drug candidate from its first generation non-modified antigen-specific regulatory T-cells (Tregs), TxCell expects to start a first in man study of a candidate from its next generation Treg platform in 2018. The company switched emphasis from its ASTrIA platform to the ENTrIA platform two years ago after coming up against some manufacturing issues.
TxCell Plans First In Man Trial Of Regulatory T-Cells
Stéphane Boissel, CEO of TxCell, discusses the company's plans to advance its lead next-generation regulatory T-cell candidate into human studies, after having switched to a new platform, in a video interview with Scrip.

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