Tertomotide Uses, Dosage, Side Effects and more

Tertomotide is under investigation in clinical trial NCT01223209 (A Study, Combination, Immunologic Study of LTX-315 as adjunct to tertomotide in Patients Following Curative Surgery for Carcinoma). It is a peptide vaccine that activates the immune system so that it recognizes and kills cancer cells. It is being developed by Pharmexa A/S.

Tertomotide is a peptide vaccine that activates the immune system so that it recognises and kills cancer cells.

Trade Name Tertomotide
Generic Tertomotide
Tertomotide Other Names Tertomotide
Type
Groups Investigational
Therapeutic Class
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Last Updated: January 7, 2025 at 1:49 am

How Tertomotide works

Tertomotide targets an enzyme called telomerase. Telomerase is seldom found in normal cell types but is overexpressed in most cancer cells.

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