ScienceBoard.net spoke to Gentner at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 2022 annual meeting in Washington, DC, about Temferon, which is under investigation in a phase I/IIa clinical trial in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme patients.

"We have treated so far 16 patients with this strategy," Gentner said, noting that early results are promising with T cell response activation in some patients. "We did this in glioblastoma patients, which is really a terrible tumor which has no cure today."

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