Immunocore's eye cancer drug candidate gets US FDA's orphan drug designation

25 January 2016

Privately-owned British biotechnology company Immunocore on Monday said it the US Food and Drug Administration has granted Orphan Drug designation to its lead program, IMCgp100, to treat eye cancer.

The orphan drug status qualifies Immunocore for a number of development incentives and will enable the company to receive fast track registration for IMCgp100, its lead ImmTAC (Immune mobilising mTCR Against Cancer) therapeutic.

IMCgp100 is Immunocore’s most advanced ImmTAC, currently in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of late-stage cutaneous and uveal melanoma. To date, more than 85 patients have been treated with IMCgp100.

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