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Imugene's oncolytic virotherapy VAXINIA and B cell immunotherapy HER-Vaxx featured at the AACR Annual Meeting 2024

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화요일, 4월 9, 2024
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Oncolytic virus CF33-hNIS (VAXINIA) alone or in combination with KEYTRUDA is a safe treatment option for advanced cancer patients.

Key Points: 
  • Oncolytic virus CF33-hNIS (VAXINIA) alone or in combination with KEYTRUDA is a safe treatment option for advanced cancer patients.
  • SYDNEY, Australia, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Imugene Limited (ASX: IMU), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company, is pleased to announce poster presentations featuring its CF33 oncolytic virotherapy VAXINIA and B cell immunotherapy HER-Vaxx at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 5-10 April 2024, in San Diego, CA.
  • HER-Vaxx induced HER2-specific antibodies able to mediate antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity (ADCC) and inhibit intracellular HER2 phosphorylation and correlated with tumour reduction.
  • The HER-Vaxx induced HER2-specific antibodies demonstrate a similar mechanism of action to HERCEPTINâ validating B cell immunotherapy as an alternative anti-cancer agent to monoclonal antibodies.

Elicio Therapeutics to Present Updated Clinical T Cell and Antigen Spreading Response Data from the Ongoing AMPLIFY-201 Phase 1 Study of ELI-002 and Preclinical Data on ELI-007 and ELI-008 at the AACR Annual Meeting

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금요일, 4월 5, 2024
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Preclinical data on vaccine candidates, ELI-007 and ELI-008, investigational peptide vaccines targeting BRAF and p53-driven cancers, respectively, will also be shared.

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  • Preclinical data on vaccine candidates, ELI-007 and ELI-008, investigational peptide vaccines targeting BRAF and p53-driven cancers, respectively, will also be shared.
  • A majority of patients who received the booster immunizations maintained or increased mKRAS-specific T cell responses relative to baseline.
  • The mKRAS-specific CD4 and CD8 T cells generated by ELI-002 exhibited increased cytotoxic function and development of favorable memory phenotype.
  • "Earlier data published in Nature Medicine demonstrate that our off-the-shelf lymph node-targeted cancer vaccine candidate, ELI-002, induces memory T cell responses.

Werewolf Therapeutics Presents Preclinical Results Demonstrating Anti-Tumor Effects of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Therapeutics WTX-518 and WTX-712 at AACR 2024 Annual Meeting

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금요일, 4월 5, 2024
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WATERTOWN, Mass., April 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Werewolf Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Werewolf”) (Nasdaq: HOWL), an innovative biopharmaceutical company pioneering the development of conditionally-activated therapeutics engineered to stimulate the body’s immune system for the treatment of cancer, is presenting preclinical data on development candidates WTX-518 and WTX-712 in posters at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, taking place April 5-10 in San Diego, California.

Key Points: 
  • “We are excited to share that both WTX-518 and WTX-712 demonstrate powerful immunotherapeutic effects in preclinical models,” said Daniel J. Hicklin, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Werewolf.
  • “WTX-518 exhibits remarkable tumor-selective activation, resistance to IL-18BP and robust immune activation, overcoming key hurdles in the use of this promising cytokine in cancer therapy.
  • WTX-712 acts through a unique mechanism that robustly activates tumor-specific T lymphocytes with an expanded therapeutic window through its selective release of wild-type IL-21 in the TME.
  • Werewolf plans to develop WTX-518 and WTX-712 as potential immunotherapies in refractory and/or immunologically unresponsive tumors.

Candel Therapeutics Announces Positive Interim Data from Randomized Phase 2 Clinical Trial of CAN-2409 in Non-Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

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목요일, 4월 4, 2024
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At 24 months, survival rate was 71.4% in CAN-2409 treated patients versus only 16.7% in the control group after chemoradiation.

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  • At 24 months, survival rate was 71.4% in CAN-2409 treated patients versus only 16.7% in the control group after chemoradiation.
  • Survival data were updated with eight months of further follow-up since the first analysis presented at the 2023 Society for Immunotherapy (SITC) Annual Meeting.
  • “We are very encouraged by the improved survival associated with CAN-2409, which has been shown to be durable after prolonged follow-up based on the updated data shown in this randomized clinical trial.
  • Only 1 out of 6 patients, randomized to control SoC chemotherapy, remained alive at data cut-off (alive at 50.6 months).

Molecular Templates, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Business Update

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금요일, 3월 29, 2024
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The net loss attributable to common shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $3.9 million, or $0.73 per basic and diluted share.

Key Points: 
  • The net loss attributable to common shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $3.9 million, or $0.73 per basic and diluted share.
  • Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2023 were $7.0 million, compared to $2.6 million for the same period in 2022.
  • Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2023 were comprised of revenues from collaborative research and development agreements with Bristol-Myers Squibb and grant revenue.
  • For more details on MTEM’s financial results for 2023, refer to Form 10-K filed with the SEC.

IMUNON Reports 2023 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

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목요일, 3월 28, 2024
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LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMUNON, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMNN), a clinical-stage drug-development company focused on developing DNA-mediated immuno-oncology therapies and next-generation vaccines, today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023. The Company also provided an update on its clinical development programs with IMNN-001, a DNA-based interleukin-12 (IL-12) immunotherapy in Phase 2 clinical development for the treatment of first-line, locally advanced-stage ovarian cancer, and on its PlaCCine modality, a proprietary mono- or multi-cistronic DNA plasmid and a synthetic DNA delivery technology for the expression of pathogen antigens in preclinical studies for the development of next-generation vaccines.

Key Points: 
  • “We remain on track to report topline results mid-year from the OVATION 2 Study with IMNN-001 in advanced ovarian cancer.
  • In September 2023, the Company announced interim PFS and OS data with IMNN-001 in its OVATION 2 Study.
  • The Company is hosting a conference call to provide a business update, discuss 2023 financial results and answer questions at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time today.
  • To participate in the call, please dial 866-777-2509 (Toll-Free/North America) or 412-317-5413 (International/Toll) and ask for the IMUNON 2023 Earnings Call.

Indaptus Therapeutics Previews Positive Mechanism of Action Data to be Presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting

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월요일, 3월 25, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Indaptus Therapeutics, Inc, (Nasdaq: INDP), a clinical stage biotechnology company dedicated to pioneering innovative cancer and viral infection treatments, announces that Dr. Michael Newman, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Indaptus, will present a poster at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in San Diego on Wednesday morning, April 10th. An abstract of the data to be presented has been published online in the AACR Journal, Cancer Research. The data confirm and significantly extend the proposed mechanism of action of the Company’s proprietary platform technology of attenuated and killed, non-pathogenic bacteria containing multiple immune receptor agonists for pulsed anti-tumor immunotherapy.

Key Points: 
  • An abstract of the data to be presented has been published online in the AACR Journal, Cancer Research.
  • The data confirm and significantly extend the proposed mechanism of action of the Company’s proprietary platform technology of attenuated and killed, non-pathogenic bacteria containing multiple immune receptor agonists for pulsed anti-tumor immunotherapy.
  • The activity was associated with induction of human tumor cell killing by Decoy bacteria in the presence of immune cells.
  • Potentially unacceptable toxicity from this breadth of immune activation is avoided by using systemically administered killed bacteria as a delivery vehicle.

AstriVax Rounds Out Executive Team with Chief Business Officer (CBO) Dr. Gregory Fanning

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화요일, 3월 19, 2024
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His initial focus will be on the company’s candidate vaccine to treat chronic Hepatitis B and shape the future AstriVax vaccine pipeline.

Key Points: 
  • His initial focus will be on the company’s candidate vaccine to treat chronic Hepatitis B and shape the future AstriVax vaccine pipeline.
  • Leuven, Belgium, March 19, 2024 – AstriVax is pleased to welcome Dr. Gregory Fanning as its Chief Business Officer.
  • Dr. Fanning further strengthens the company’s top-notch leadership team, joining CEO and co-founder Dr. Hanne Callewaert, CTO Dr. Wilfried Dalemans, CDO Dr. Mathieu Peeters, and CFO Barbara Freitag.
  • The cure for this disease is likely to come from combining the AstriVax approach with that of several other companies.

 Asher Bio Announces Publications in Cancer Discovery Highlighting the Differentiated Profile of AB248, its CD8+ T Cell Selective IL-2 Product Candidate

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수요일, 4월 3, 2024
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The papers were authored by Asher Bio scientists and collaborators at The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI), respectively, and published online in Cancer Discovery on April 2, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • The papers were authored by Asher Bio scientists and collaborators at The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI), respectively, and published online in Cancer Discovery on April 2, 2024.
  • “These co-published manuscripts are the culmination of several years of great collaboration between Asher Bio scientists and our academic co-founders, Dr.
  • Asher Bio systematically evaluated the properties needed for effective cis-targeting to CD8+ T cells and generated AB248, a CD8+ T cell selective IL-2.
  • To evaluate this hypothesis, Asher Bio’s collaborators at the NKI performed a comprehensive analysis of T cell reinvigoration following treatment with AB248.

Kelonia Therapeutics to Present Preclinical Data Highlighting Therapeutic Potential of in vivo CAR-T Cell Therapy in Multiple Myeloma

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화요일, 4월 2, 2024
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Kelonia Therapeutics , a biotech company revolutionizing in vivo gene delivery, today announced new preclinical data from its lead program KLN-1010, which will be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2024 in San Diego, California.

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  • Kelonia Therapeutics , a biotech company revolutionizing in vivo gene delivery, today announced new preclinical data from its lead program KLN-1010, which will be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2024 in San Diego, California.
  • KLN-1010, a novel, in vivo CAR-T cell therapy candidate for the treatment of multiple myeloma, which leverages the company’s in vivo Gene Placement System (iGPS®) technology, demonstrated that it is safe and effective in preclinical animal models.
  • “These data reinforce the best-in-class potential of our in vivo CAR-T cell therapies,” said Kevin Friedman, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Kelonia.
  • A single intravenous injection of KLN-1010 displayed potent anti-tumor efficacy and caused complete tumor regression at multiple dose levels in several preclinical animal models.