Celsion Corp

Description

Celsion Corporation, an oncology drug development company, focuses on the development and commercialization of chemotherapeutic oncology drugs based on its proprietary heat-activated liposomal technology. The company's lead product includes ThermoDox, a liposomal encapsulation of doxorubicin that is in Phase III clinical trials for primary liver cancer; and under Phase II clinical trials for recurrent chest wall breast cancer. It has a development, product supply, and commercialization agreement with Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. for ThermoDox; and a commercial supply agreement with Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. for the production of ThermoDox in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. The company also has a collaboration with the Children's Research Institute to conduct a clinical study of ThermoDox, a heat activated liposomal encapsulation of doxorubicin in combination with magnetic resonance-guided high intensity focused ultrasound to treat relapsed or refractory solid tumors in children and young adults. Celsion Corporation was founded in 1982 and is based in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.