Source: Defence Therapeutics.
  • Defence Therapeutics’ (DTC) AccuTOX compound has been shown to elicit cell death in cancer cells
  • The company discovered the compound’s novel cell DNA damaging function which may serve to treat numerous cancers
  • AccuTOX’s phase I trial in North America is forthcoming
  • Defence Therapeutics is a biotechnology company engineering the next generation of vaccines and antibody drug conjugates
  • Defence Therapeutics (DTC) is up by 15.56 per cent trading at $2.08 per share

Defence Therapeutics’ (DTC) AccuTOX compound has been shown to elicit cell death in cancer cells.

The mechanism of action involves a novel DNA damaging function triggered by the compound with potential applications across multiple cancers.

When combined with multiple immune-checkpoints, AccuTOX yields a survival rate between 60-100 per cent based on pre-clinical tumor model studies in mice.

Defence is conducting good laboratory practice (GLP) studies on AccuTOX prior to a phase I trial in North America.

“Defence’s breakthrough discovery with its AccuTOX formulation as a novel potent small molecule capable of killing cancer cells is a significant advancement and development for oncology cancer treatment applications with Accum,” stated Sébastien Plouffe, CEO of Defence Therapeutics.

“Discovering that AccuTOX can behave as a chemotherapeutic agent targeting the DNA of cancer cells and an immune-checkpoint inhibitor booster is a new discovery that is highly valuable to Defence’s pipeline and future potential developments,” he added.

Defence Therapeutics is a biotechnology company engineering the next generation of vaccines and antibody drug conjugates.

Defence Therapeutics (DTC) is up by 15.56 per cent trading at $2.08 per share as of 2:24 pm EST.


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