Oncology

Dendreon touts T-cell response data for prostate cancer vaccine Provenge Dendreon has had no shortage of challenges with Provenge since winning FDA approval for the groundbreaking prostate cancer vaccine back in 2010. Years later, the company has unveiled new data showing the med generates a killer T-cell response—and the strength of that response correlates with overall survival. In a Monday poster session at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting, Dendreon showcased the new data showing that Provenge elicits a T-cell response to the immunizing antigen A2024 and to the target antigen prostatic acid phosphatase on prostate tumor cells. The responses...