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The FDA granted Orphan Drug Designation to a personalized mRNA vaccine candidate designed to treat resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Who
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and BioNTech
What
The FDA granted Orphan Drug Designation to a personalized mRNA vaccine candidate designed to treat resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
When
Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:30:05 GMT · 2d 7h ago
Where
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA · 39.030N, 77.030W
Why
The designation follows high-level data from a Phase I trial showing that the vaccine induced significant T-cell responses in 50% of treated patients.
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