Organization (Industry)
Candel Therapeutics, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov lists Candel Therapeutics, Inc. as lead sponsor of 13 trials. It has 37 active development programs and 5 approved assets.
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Trials started per year with this organization as sponsor or collaborator, 1990 onward. The series also counts trials where the organization is a collaborator; the lead-sponsor trial count does not.
2026 is partial: 1 registered with a 2026 start date. The dashed outline is the pace from the 1 registered with a start date through September, planned starts included, not adjusted; not a forecast. No forecast is made for this organization: it averages 0.4 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.
This page covers Candel Therapeutics, Inc.: 13 lead-sponsored trials and 2 legal-entity registrations.
Disease areas (16)
Shown in this order: most trials first.
| Disease area | Trials |
|---|---|
| Glioblastoma | 5 |
| Glioma | 5 |
| Lung Neoplasms | 4 |
| Prostatic Neoplasms | 3 |
| Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung | 2 |
Showing 5 of 16 disease areas.
Trials by start year as sponsor or collaborator (13)
Shown in this order: most recent first. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year.
Show the table of trials by start year as sponsor or collaborator
| Year | Trials started |
|---|---|
| 2026 (partial year) | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
Showing 10 of 13 years.
Recruitment duration, a model prediction: 1 trial still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot, fewer than the 5 needed for a median. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.
Active development programs (37)
Shown in this order: max phase, then active trials.
| Drug | Disease area | Max phase | Trials |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADV-TK | Lung Neoplasms | Phase 3 | 2 |
| Aglatimagene besadenovec + valacyclovir | Prostatic Neoplasms | Phase 3 | 2 |
| ADV-TK | Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung | Phase 3 | 2 |
| DOCETAXEL | Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung | Phase 3 | 1 |
| DOCETAXEL | Lung Neoplasms | Phase 3 | 1 |
Showing 5 of 37 active programs.
Approved assets (5)
Shown in this order: max phase first.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| Valacyclovir | 7 |
| DOCETAXEL | 1 |
| PEMBROLIZUMAB | 1 |
| Temozolomide | 2 |
| NIVOLUMAB | 1 |
Sponsor delivery record (1)
Enrollment hit target: the share of this sponsor's lead-sponsored trials whose actual enrollment reached the planned enrollment. On time: the share whose actual primary completion date was no later than the planned date. Each share counts only trials where we observed an estimated figure before the actual one, and n is that number of trials. Below 5 trials the count is shown as a fraction, not a percentage.
| Enrollment | Timeline |
|---|---|
| 67% hit target (n=6) | 0% on time (n=5) |
Journals published in (7)
Shown in this order: most published in first.
| Journal | Publications |
|---|---|
| Neuro-oncology | 4 |
| Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy | 2 |
| Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII | 1 |
| Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research | 1 |
| Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology | 1 |
Showing 5 of 7 journals.
SEC-reported annual financials (7)
Shown in this order: newest fiscal year first; SEC EDGAR XBRL companyfacts, USD as reported.
| Fiscal year | Revenue (USD) | Net income (USD) | R&D (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | not reported | -38,182,000 | 30,496,000 |
| 2024 | not reported | -55,177,000 | 19,314,000 |
| 2023 | not reported | -37,939,000 | 24,506,000 |
| 2022 | 125,000 | -18,794,000 | 20,787,000 |
| 2021 | 125,000 | -36,124,000 | 15,178,000 |
| 2020 | 125,000 | -17,680,000 | 8,754,000 |
| 2019 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Financing and grant events (22)
Shown in this order: most recent first.
| Date | Round type | Amount (USD) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | Public offering | not disclosed | Sec extracted |
| 2026-02-20 | Other financing | not disclosed | Edgar offerings |
| 2026-02-19 | Other financing | not disclosed | Edgar offerings |
| 2026-02-19 | Royalty / licensing | not disclosed | Sec extracted |
| 2025-10-14 | Debt financing | 50 | Sec extracted |
Showing 5 of 22 events.
Climate targets, as filed (1)
| Reporting year | Net-zero target |
|---|---|
| 2025 | not disclosed |
Workforce and board diversity, as filed (1)
| Reporting year | Workforce % women | Board % women |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
Organization relationships (5)
Shown in this order: most evidence first.
| Related organization | Relationship | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Government of the United States of America | Co sponsors trial with | 2 |
| NYU Langone Health | Co sponsors trial with | 1 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Co sponsors trial with | 1 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Co sponsors trial with | 1 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Co sponsors trial with | 1 |
Latest dated events (37)
Shown in this order: newest first.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q4 | PDUFA decision date | Regulatory decision dates extracted from SEC filings |
| 2026-06-15 | Trial started | Clinical trials (ClinicalTrials.gov) (ClinicalTrials.gov, U.S. National Library of Medicine; AACT database, Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI)) |
| 2026-02-23 | Public offering | Funding rounds and grants (NIH RePORTER + SEC EDGAR) |
| 2026-02-20 | Financing | Funding rounds and grants (NIH RePORTER + SEC EDGAR) |
| 2026-02-19 | Financing | Funding rounds and grants (NIH RePORTER + SEC EDGAR) |
Showing 5 of 37 events.
Biomarker capability evidence (38)
Shown in this order: tier desc, then gene symbol.
| Gene | Role | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| ALB | Trial sponsor | Named in trial inclusion criteria |
| ALPK1 | Trial sponsor | Named in trial inclusion criteria |
| F2 | Trial sponsor | Named in trial inclusion criteria |
| F3 | Trial sponsor | Named in trial inclusion criteria |
| F3 | Trial sponsor | Named in trial inclusion criteria |
Showing 5 of 38 evidence rows.
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