NEEDHAM, Mass., May 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that results from the Company’s positive phase 3 clinical trial of aglatimagene besadenovec (CAN-2409) in patients with intermediate-to-high-risk localized... Read More

Announced accepted oral presentation of positive phase 3 randomized placebo controlled clinical trial results of CAN-2409 (aglatimagene besadenovec) in localized prostate cancer at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting Preparations on track for Biologics License Application (BLA) for CAN-2409 in intermediate-to-high-risk localized prostate cancer, with submission expected in Q4 2026 Recently... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., May 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, announced today that management will present and participate in one-on-one meetings with investors at upcoming investor conferences. Bank of America Securities 2025 Health Care... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that an abstract was accepted for an oral presentation at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting taking place May 30 to June 3,... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced the publication of a manuscript reporting the results of a phase 1b clinical trial exploring safety and tolerability of the combination of CAN-2409 plus prodrug... Read More

Experimental treatment with CAN-2409 was associated with a median overall survival (mOS) of 24.5 months in patients with advanced NSCLC who had an inadequate response to ICI treatment, failed several chemotherapy regimens, and presented with multiple negative prognostic factors at enrollment (90% of the patients had stage IV disease, most patients had low or undetectable PDL-1 expression, > 90% were current or former... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., March 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, together with IDEA Pharma, a Division of SAI MedPartners (IDEA), a pioneering biopharmaceutical strategy consultancy, today announced a strategic commercial partnership. Under... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced the appointment of Elizabeth M. Jaffee, M.D., to the Company's Research Advisory Board (RAB). Dr. Jaffee, an internationally recognized expert in cancer... Read More

Recently announced positive data from pivotal randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 clinical trial of CAN-2409 in intermediate-to-high risk, localized prostate cancer Recently announced positive final data from randomized controlled phase 2a clinical trial of CAN-2409 in borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma On track to report biomarker and final overall survival data from open label phase 2a clinical trial... Read More

Positive final survival data after additional follow-up showed notable improvement in estimated median overall survival of 31.4 months after experimental treatment with CAN-2409 versus only 12.5 months in the control group in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Three of seven patients treated with CAN-2409 were still alive with survival of 66.0, 63.6 and 35.8 months after enrollment,... Read More

On track to report updated overall survival data for CAN-2409 from phase 2a clinical trials in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), expected in Q1 2025 Preparations for Biologics License Application (BLA) for CAN-2409 in prostate cancer underway, with submission expected in Q4 2026 The Company intends to present phase 3 clinical trial data from CAN-2409 in prostate cancer at... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., Dec. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (“Candel”) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 12,000,001 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $6.00 per share and pre-funded... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (“Candel”) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 10,000,001 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $6.00 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (“Candel”) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced the launch of an underwritten public offering of $80 million of its common stock and, in lieu of common stock to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of... Read More

Positive topline data for CAN-2409 viral immunotherapy achieved primary endpoint by demonstrating statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefit when combined with radiation therapy for intermediate-to-high risk, localized prostate cancer The safety profile of CAN-2409 was generally consistent with previous studies, with no new safety signals identified The phase 3 clinical trial was conducted under a Special... Read More

On track for topline disease-free survival data from the phase 3 randomized controlled clinical trial of CAN-2409 in localized intermediate/high risk prostate cancer, expected in Q4 2024 On track for topline progression-free survival data from the phase 2b randomized controlled clinical trial of CAN-2409 in the active surveillance population with localized low/intermediate risk prostate cancer, expected in Q4 2024 Presented... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that Paul Peter Tak, MD, PhD, FMedSci, Candel’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Jefferies London Healthcare Conference 2024, being held... Read More

Abstract selected as poster presentation during the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Annual Meeting shows potent antitumor activity of CAN-3110 in preclinical models of melanoma CAN-3110's activity is designed to be conditional to the expression of Nestin in cancer cells and is associated with dual activity for oncolysis and immune activation Findings support potential indication expansion for CAN-3110 beyond... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., Oct. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced three presentations at the 16th Annual International Oncolytic Virotherapy Conference (IOVC), taking place October 27-30, 2024, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., Oct. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced the Company will present a poster at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer’s (SITC) 39th Annual Meeting taking place November 6-10, 2024 in Houston, Texas and... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., Sept. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc . (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that Paul Peter Tak, MD, PhD, FMedSci, Candel’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 26th Annual Global Investment Conference being held... Read More

Announced positive survival data from the phase 2 randomized controlled clinical trial of CAN-2409 in borderline resectable pancreatic cancer Presented positive topline overall survival data from the phase 2 clinical trial of CAN-2409 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting Received orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that Paul Peter Tak, MD, PhD, FMedSci, Candel’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the H.C. Wainwright 2nd Annual... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that the Company is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000 Index at the conclusion of the 2024 Russell US Indexes annual reconstitution, effective at the open... Read More

FDA Orphan Designation provides CAN-3110 certain developmental financial incentives, with potential for up to 7 years of marketing exclusivity in the United States, if approved CAN-3110 phase 1b data on the feasibility and safety of multiple doses of CAN-3110 will be featured in poster presentation at 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting NEEDHAM, Mass., May 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company)... Read More

Median overall survival of 20.6 months was observed following two administrations of CAN-2409 + valacyclovir in NSCLC patients with progressive disease despite immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy compared to published results of median overall survival of 11.6 months observed with standard of care docetaxel-based chemotherapy in a similar patient population CAN-2409 treatment resulted in activation of the systemic immune... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., May 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that Paul Peter Tak, MD, PhD, FMedSci, Candel’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will present a company overview at the Jefferies Global Healthcare... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., May 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced it will be hosting a webcasted R&D breakfast panel featuring prominent scientific and medical thought leaders to discuss topline overall survival data from its... Read More

Announced positive survival data from ongoing randomized phase 2 clinical trial of CAN-2409 in borderline resectable pancreatic cancer Phase 2 topline overall survival data for CAN-2409 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), to be presented at ASCO on June 3, 2024 On track for topline disease-free survival data from CAN-2409 phase 3 clinical trial in localized intermediate/high risk prostate cancer, expected in Q4 2024... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that two abstracts were accepted for presentation at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting taking place May 31 to June 4, 2024, in... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to CAN-2409, Candel’s most advanced multimodal biological immunotherapy... Read More

First-in-class multimodal immunotherapy candidate, for induction of tertiary lymphoid structures, being developed as a novel therapeutic strategy for solid tumors from the enLIGHTEN™ Discovery Platform Delivery of two unique payload combinations, predicted in silico using the enLIGHTEN™ Advanced Analytics suite, was shown to induce tertiary lymphoid structure formation, inhibit tumor growth, and improve response to immune... Read More

Updated positive interim data showed notable improvements in estimated median overall survival of 28.8 months after experimental treatment with CAN-2409 versus only 12.5 months in control group in borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenorcarcinoma (PDAC) At 24 months, survival rate was 71.4% in CAN-2409 treated patients versus only 16.7% in the control group after chemoradiation. At 36 months, estimated survival was... Read More

The first cohort of patients were treated with multiple injections of CAN-3110 in the ongoing phase 1b clinical trial. The serial procedures were well tolerated without observed dose-limiting toxicity. A second cohort is being planned for enrollment in the ongoing phase 1b clinical trial of CAN-3110. NEEDHAM, Mass., March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a... Read More

On track for topline data from CAN-2409 phase 3 in localized intermediate/high risk prostate cancer, expected in Q4 2024 Results from ongoing, first-in-human, phase 1b clinical trial of CAN-3110, in recurrent high-grade glioma, published in Nature Catalyst-rich 2024 paves way for transformational year NEEDHAM, Mass., March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced the Company will present a poster presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting taking place April 5-10, 2024, in San Diego,... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., Feb. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Fast Track Designation for CAN-3110 -- a first-in-class, replication-competent herpes simplex virus-1... Read More

Approaching 6 anticipated data readouts across 3 platforms in 2024, including survival data in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and a potentially registrational phase 3 clinical trial in prostate cancer Focusing on strategic key value drivers and catalysts, as a follow up to positive initial clinical and biomarker data in hard-to-treat cancers Advancing the immunotherapy field with next-generation investigational therapies... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Fast Track Designation for its lead investigational adenovirus asset CAN-2409 plus prodrug (valacyclovir)... Read More

Decreases workforce by approximately 50% and reduces commercial manufacturing expenses to prioritize spend towards topline clinical data readouts for CAN-2409 in non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and prostate cancer in 2024 Prioritizes development of CAN-3110 in recurrent high-grade glioma and initiation of investigational new drug (IND)-enabling studies in second indication Plans to broaden discovery... Read More

Initial survival data from phase 2 clinical trial of CAN-2409 in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) showed survival supportive of an increased tail on the maturing survival curve Initial data from phase 2 clinical trial of CAN-2409 in borderline resectable pancreatic cancer demonstrated an estimated survival rate of 71.4% at 36 months in patients treated with both CAN-2409 and standard of care (SoC) chemoradiation... Read More

The first experimental agent from the enLIGHTEN™ Discovery Platform is Alpha-201-macro1, an investigational viral immunotherapy designed to activate innate immune surveillance Application of the enLIGHTEN™ Advanced Analytics suite to datasets from immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-treated patients enabled in silico prediction and subsequent preclinical validation of multi-gene payload combinations to overcome lack of... Read More

Initial positive interim data revealed notable improvements in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenorcarcinoma (PDAC) after experimental treatment with CAN-2409 Estimated overall survival rate was 71.4% at 36 months in CAN-2409 treated patients versus 16.7% in the control arm after chemoradiation In patients with progressive disease, there was both a CA19-9 and a survival response to salvage... Read More

CAN-3110 is a first-in-class herpes simplex virus-1 oncolytic immunotherapy candidate with dual activity for oncolysis and immune activation in a single therapeutic In a first-in-human clinical trial of CAN-3110 in recurrent high-grade glioma, CAN-3110 was well tolerated and treatment was associate with improved survival Positive HSV-1 serology, before or after CAN-3110 injection, was a predictor of response and was... Read More

One clinical poster detailing initial overall survival and immunological biomarker data from the ongoing, randomized, open-label phase 2 clinical trial of CAN-2409 plus standard of care chemoradiation in pancreatic cancer Two preclinical posters characterizing new developments from the enLIGHTEN™ Discovery Platform NEEDHAM, Mass., Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage... Read More

Initial data suggests 12-month survival is consistent with an increased tail on the maturing survival curve Negative or low PD-L1 status appears to be associated with long survival in CAN-2409 treated patients Biomarker data suggests association between immune cell activation and survival Topline overall survival data expected in Q2 2024 NEEDHAM, Mass., Sept. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing viral immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that Paul Peter Tak, MD, PhD, FMedSci, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the upcoming H.C. Wainwright 25th Annual Global Investment Conference taking place... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., Aug. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing viral immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, and provided a corporate update. “We continue to be encouraged by the therapeutic potential of our pipeline of... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing viral immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that Paul Peter Tak, MD, PhD, FMedSci, President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the upcoming Canaccord Genuity 43rd Annual Growth Conference,... Read More

Based on forthcoming completion of patient enrollment and duration of follow-up in Cohort 2 from the phase 2 trial in late-stage NSCLC NEEDHAM, Mass., June 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing viral immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that, in the second quarter of 2024, it... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., June 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing viral immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced the appointment of Nicoletta Loggia, PhD, RPh, to the Company’s Board of Directors (Board) effective June 7, 2023. “We are pleased to welcome Nicoletta as a new member of... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., June 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing viral immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that Paul Peter Tak, MD, PhD, FMedSci, President and Chief Executive Officer, will give a corporate presentation at the upcoming Jefferies Healthcare Conference, taking place... Read More

Treatment with CAN-3110 in arm A showed encouraging median overall survival rate at 11.8 months after a single injection. These data are supported by independent cohort (arm B); median overall survival was 12.0 months in patients who received a single administration of CAN-3110 after cyclophosphamide pre-treatment compared to < 6 to 9 months expected with standard of care treatment options CAN-3110 was reported to be well... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing viral immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023, and provided a corporate update. “In the first quarter, we continued to advance our off-the-shelf... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing viral immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced an abstract detailing new data from its phase 1 clinical trial of CAN-3110 in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma was accepted as an oral presentation in the upcoming American... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., April 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing viral immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted fast track designation for its lead asset CAN-2409, an investigational viral immunotherapy, plus... Read More

Expects to announce clinical trial data from multiple oncology programs in the second half of 2023 Extends cash runway into second quarter of 2024 NEEDHAM, Mass., March 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing viral immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today reported financial... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel viral immunotherapies, today announced that Paul Peter Tak, MD, PhD, FMedSci, President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the Guggenheim 2023 Healthcare Talks Oncology Day taking place Feb. 8 – 9, 2023, at the St. Regis Hotel in New York... Read More

NEEDHAM, Mass., Jan. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel viral immunotherapies, today announced that Paul Peter Tak, MD, PhD, FMedSci, President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a virtual fireside chat at B. Riley Securities’ 3rd Annual Oncology Conference. Details are as follows: Format: Virtual Fireside Chat... Read More