Our Opinion

Candel Therapeutics Inc. is on the Cruelty Free Investing use of animals list because they conduct pre-clinical studies of their drugs on animals to assess a product’s safety profile.

Supporting Evidence:

The company stated in the following report that they exploit animals for product testing.

“In CAN-3110, ICP34.5 expression is controlled by the Nestin promotor enabling viral replication selectively in tumor cells. This replication-competent HSV construct provides tumor-specific cytolytic activity in animal models, while sparing healthy cells.” (Page 112) Read the full document

Company Description

Candel Therapeutics, Inc, formerly Advantagene, Inc, is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on helping patients fight cancer with oncolytic viral immunotherapies. Its engineered viruses are designed to induce immunogenic death through viral-mediated cytotoxicity in cancer cells, therefore releasing tumor neo-antigens and creating a pro-inflammatory microenvironment at the site of injection.

Company Website: https://www.candeltx.com