Apexigen announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation status to APX005M for the treatment of esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer and for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
California biotech Apexigen has raised $73 million from a pair of financings that will be used for clinical testing of its lead CD40-targeting immuno-oncology candidate as well as to broaden its pipeline.