Candel Therapeutics, a Phase 3 biotech developing oncolytic viral immunotherapies for cancer, raised $72 million by offering 9 million shares at $8, as expected. The company originally planned to offer 6.1 million shares at a range of $13 to $15, before revising the terms on Monday.
Candel's most advanced candidate, CAN-2409, is an off-the-shelf adenovirus product candidate combined with the prodrug valacyclovir. The company is currently conducting a Phase 3 trial for CAN-2409 in combination with the prodrug valacyclovir in patients with newly diagnosed localized prostate cancer who have an intermediate or high-risk for progression. It expects to complete enrollment in the 3Q21 with a final data readout in 2024.
Candel Therapeutics plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol CADL. Jefferies, Credit Suisse, BMO Capital Markets, and UBS Investment Bank acted as joint bookrunners on the deal.
