The high hopes that Mendus has for vididencel have been raised further following positive regulatory interactions on late-stage plans for the off-the-shelf cell-based vaccine in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Sweden’s Mendus Clears Regulatory Path For Vididencel Registration Trial
Following promising Phase II data presented at ASH on the company's allogenic leukemia-derived dendritic cell vaccine, Mendus has secured support from the FDA and the EMA for pivotal studies starting later this year.

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