By Denny Jacob


Life sciences company Qualigen Therapeutics Inc. on Tuesday said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted orphan drug designation to QN-302 for indication of pancreatic cancer.

"Receiving Orphan Drug Designation for our lead cancer therapeutic…is an important accomplishment as we prepare to submit our IND application in the first half of 2023 for our Phase I clinical trial," said Chief Executive Michael Poirier.


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