–PH-762 is Phio’s lead product candidate
-Screening on the next cohort is on-going
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: PHIO), a clinical stage biotechnology company whose proprietary INTASYL
Phio’s Phase 1b study (NCT 06014086) is a multi-center, dose-escalating clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of neoadjuvant use of intratumoral PH-762 in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, or Merkel cell carcinoma. This study will assess the tumor response, and determine the recommended dose for further study of PH-762.
“This is exciting news for Phio and our lead compound PH-762 with the dosing of the 1st cohort completed, we look forward to advancing the study to bring an innovative treatment option to patients with skin carcinomas,” said Robert Bitterman, CEO of Phio Pharmaceuticals.
About Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: PHIO) is a clinical stage biotechnology company whose proprietary INTASYL
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