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FDA Gives OK for Viracta’s Phase Ib/II Trial of Oral Combo in Epstein-Barr Virus Tumors

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  • cafead   Jul 21, 2021 at 09:12: PM
via The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for a Phase Ib/II trial of Viracta Therapeutics’ all-oral combination regimen in advanced Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive (EBV+) solid tumors. The study will also investigate the oral combination with PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab in EBV+ metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (RM-NPC).

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