Aprea Therapeutics Announces Removal of FDA Clinical Hold on Eprenetapopt in Lymphoid Malignancies

On December 9, 2021 Aprea Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: APRE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel cancer therapeutics that reactivate the mutant tumor suppressor protein, p53, reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has removed the full clinical hold on the Company’s clinical trial evaluating the combination of its lead compound, eprenetapopt, with acalabrutinib or with venetoclax and rituximab in lymphoid malignancies (Press release, Aprea, DEC 9, 2021, View Source [SID1234596654]).

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"We are pleased to have addressed the FDA’s concerns and receive clearance to proceed with future clinical study of eprenetapopt in non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas," said Eyal Attar, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Aprea Therapeutics. "We look forward to continued evaluation of eprenetapopt as a therapeutic option for these patients with unmet medical need."