TC BioPharm (Holdings) PLC ("TC BioPharm" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:TCBP) a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing platform allogeneic gamma-delta T cell therapies for cancer and other indications, today announced that it intends to begin Proof of Concept preclinical studies for its lead therapeutic TCB008, for treatment in H5N1, commonly known as "Bird Flu." The Company is currently approaching potential university partners to expedite the preclinical work required for a Phase I study.
H5N1 is a viral infection often contracted by contact with sick birds, yet it can also be passed from person to person. Symptoms begin within two to eight days and can seem like the common flu, causing cough, fever, sore throat, muscle aches, headache, and shortness of breath. The disease can carry a high mortality in humans. Some antiviral drugs, if taken within two days of symptoms, may help. Last week, the Louisiana Department of Health recently reported the first U.S. death from H5N1.
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