Soon-Shiong Companies Green-Lighted to Move Cancer Vaccine Into Clinic

By Michael Fitzhugh, Staff Writer
Nantcell and Nantkwest Inc. have gained FDA permission to start enrolling a phase Ib/II trial of the Nant cancer vaccine, a step toward what Nantkwest CEO Patrick Soon-Shiong has said is a quest to develop a vaccine intended to induce immunogenic cell death and orchestrate patients’ innate and adaptive immune systems.

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