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1st patient recruited in an onco-hematology clinical trial

First patient recruited at Caen Normandy University Hospital in a study of a new anti-tumor treatment for a rare and aggressive type of cancer called peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), which affects immune cells.

Antibody treatment brings hope

Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL) are a heterogeneous group of non-Hodgkin lymphomas for which the medical need is very great. PTCL are aggressive hematological tumors with a guarded prognosis. Patients are generally treated as first-line chemotherapy, which unfortunately has limited effectiveness, like other treatments whose response rate generally does not exceed 30%.

The antibody developed by XENOTHERA , a Nantes biotech company specializing in the development of innovative treatments, recognizes most PTCLs. It is more effective than chemotherapy on T lymphoma cells, and it has a significant anti-tumor effect, with up to 90% reduction in tumor size in preclinical in vivo models.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued authorization for this Phase I/II trial in April 2024, thus confirming its interest in this innovative treatment in a serious pathology.

The first centers participating in the trial are the Caen Normandy, Bordeaux , Clermont-Ferrand , the AP-HP and the Hospices Civils de Lyon . The first patient was recruited at Caen Normandy University Hospital, more precisely within the Clinical Research Center , by the teams of Professor Gandhi Damaj , international coordinator of this study.

We thank this first patient and Professor Damaj's teams for their involvement and hope that the expected benefits will be confirmed!

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