David Mauro named chief medical officer and VP of Advaxis Inc.

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DAVID MAURO was named as executive vice president and chief medical officer of Advaxis Inc.

Mauro will oversee the company’s clinical immuno-oncology programs. He most recently served as executive director and section head of Oncology Clinical Development at Merck & Co., where he was involved in oversight and implementation of multiple programs within the oncology portfolio, including its recently approved PD-1 inhibitor, Keytruda (pembrolizumab).

Prior to joining Merck, Mauro was director at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where his responsibilities included Erbitux (cetuximab) and Oncology Early Development.

During his career, Mauro has participated in multiple FDA submissions and approvals, including three successful new drug applications for Erbitux, Sprycel (dasatinib) and Sylatron (peginterferon alfa-2b), and two PMA filings for EGFR PharmDx and KRAS Companion Diagnostics.

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