ImmunityBio’s (IBRX) ANKTIVA Gets Approved by UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency

ImmunityBio, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBRX) is one of the Best American Penny Stocks to Buy According to AnalystsOn July 8, ImmunityBio, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBRX) announced that the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has approved ANKTIVA with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for treating certain bladder cancer patients.

This is significant as it marks the first approval for the company outside of the United States of America. Moreover, the drug is a first-in-class IL-15 agonist, which works by activating and multiplying immune cells, specifically NK cells and T cells that help the body fight cancer.

ImmunityBio's (IBRX) ANKTIVA Gets Approved by UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency

A technician analyzing natural killer cells, as part of an immune system study and research into therapeutical agents.

In addition, clinical studies have shown strong results as some patients maintained a complete response for over 47 months at the last review.

ImmunityBio, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBRX) is a biopharmaceutical company that develops therapies and vaccines that boost the immune system to fight cancer and infectious diseases.

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