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Phase I/II Trial of AGS-003
Argos Therapeutics has begun a phase I/II clinical trial to test the activity and safety of AGS-003, a personalized immunotherapy for advanced kidney cancer. AGS-003 is a second-generation dendritic-cell-based therapy with optimized immune response characteristics designed to stimulate the immune system to target and destroy cancer cells.
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DURHAM, North CarolinaArgos Therapeutics has begun a phase I/II clinical trial to test the activity and safety of AGS-003, a personalized immunotherapy for advanced kidney cancer. AGS-003 is a second-generation dendritic-cell-based therapy with optimized immune response characteristics designed to stimulate the immune system to target and destroy cancer cells.
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