PDS Biotechnology Corporation is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm dedicated to advancing innovative, multi-functional immunotherapies to combat cancer. Its primary drug candidate, PDS0101 (HPV16), is currently undergoing Phase II clinical trials, positioned as an initial treatment option for recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated malignancies, and cervical cancer. The company's developmental pipeline further includes several preclinical product candidates. These comprise PDS0102, utilizing T-cell receptor gamma alternate reading frame protein (TARP) for prostate and breast cancers; PDS0103 (MUC-1) targeting ovarian, colorectal, lung, and breast cancers; and PDS0104, which incorporates Tyrosinase-related protein 2 for the treatment of melanoma. Beyond oncology, PDS Biotechnology is also engaged in developing treatments for infectious diseases, with candidates such as PDS0201 for tuberculosis, PDS0202 as an investigational influenza vaccine, and PDS0203, a vaccine aimed at preventing COVID-19. The company has established strategic partnerships and licensing agreements with notable entities including the National Institutes of Health, Merck Eprova AG, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and MSD International GmbH. PDS Biotechnology Corporation was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey.
PDS Biotech to Host Key Opinion Leader Event on PDS0301 for the Treatment of Advanced Colorectal Cancer with Liver Metastases
PDS Biotech will host a virtual key opinion leader event on October 15, 2026, at 8:00 AM ET featuring Dr. Jonathan M. Hernandez of the National Cancer Institute.
The event will discuss clinical outcomes from PDS0301 Phase 2 trials in advanced liver-associated cancers, focusing on the metastatic colorectal cancer cohort with liver metastases in second and third line MSS/pMMR patients.
PDS0301 is an investigational tumor-targeted IL-12 immunocytokine aimed at populations where immunotherapy has been mostly ineffective; the release itself contains no new trial data.