CancerVax Corporation (NASDAQ: CNVX), a biotechnology company focused on the research, development and commercialization of biological products for the treatment of cancer, announced today that it has filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for D93, an investigatory, humanized, monoclonal antibody with a novel anti-angiogenic and tumor inhibitory mechanism of action. Preclinical studies with D93 have demonstrated its ability to reduce angiogenesis and inhibit tumor growth in in vivo models of several types of cancer.
