Diakonos Oncology to Present Pancreatic Cancer Trial Data at SITC 2025
Diakonos Oncology Corp., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on innovative cancer immunotherapies, will showcase preliminary data from its Phase I clinical trial of DOC1021, a novel cell-based immunotherapy, at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 40th Annual Meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, from November 5-9, 2025. The presentation will highlight early results from the trial targeting resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a cancer with significant unmet treatment needs. DOC1021 is a first-of-its-kind immunotherapy that uses a patient’s own dendritic cells, combined with tumor-derived mRNA and proteins from fresh tumor samples. This unique double-loading approach aims to mimic a viral infection, triggering a robust immune response to target the full spectrum of cancer antigens. Unlike other therapies, DOC1021 requires no molecular modification of immune cells, preconditioning chemotherapy, or high-dose IL-2, enabling straightforward outpatient administration and accessibility through community…



