Advaxis, Inc. Announces Filing For USDA Product License

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PRINCETON, N.J., July 2, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADXS), a biotechnology company developing cancer immunotherapies, announced that a product license from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been filed for ADXS-cHER2, its proprietary Her2/neu-directed cancer immunotherapy for the treatment of canine osteosarcoma and other HER2-overexpressing cancers. The filing was submitted by Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:PETX), which was granted exclusive worldwide rights by Advaxis to develop and commercialize ADXS-cHER2 (also known as AT-014 by Aratana) in animals. While the USDA has no specific obligation to respond within a prescribed timeframe, the companies expect a response from the USDA to the filing will occur over the next 12 to 18 months.

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