
Device and Drug as One Product: VOCERYQ, CELLECTRA and the Commercial Test for DNA Medicines
Dr. Dereck Mush, MD, MBADNA medicines company behind VOCERYQ, granted FDA accelerated approval on October 30, 2026.
INOVIO (Nasdaq: INO) develops DNA medicines. FDA granted accelerated approval to VOCERYQ on October 30, 2026, to reduce the frequency of surgical papilloma excisions in adults with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. FDA describes it as the first plasmid DNA-based immunotherapy approved in the United States. Continued approval may depend on confirmation of clinical benefit.

Dr. Dereck Mush, MD, MBA
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Dr. Dereck Mush, MD, MBA
Dr. Dereck Mush, MD, MBA