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IN8bio Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Financial Results and Recent Business Highlights

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

(Nasdaq: INAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative gamma-delta T cell therapies, today reported financial results and business highlights for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2023.

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  • (Nasdaq: INAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative gamma-delta T cell therapies, today reported financial results and business highlights for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2023.
  • “IN8bio entered 2024 with significant momentum behind the company,” said William Ho, CEO and co-founder of IN8bio.
  • “Despite the difficult environment in 2023, the IN8bio team executed operationally and successfully advanced our programs.
  • Cash position: As of December 31, 2023, the Company had cash of $21.3 million, compared to $18.2 million as of December 31, 2022.

Lisata Therapeutics Reports Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lisata Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LSTA) (“Lisata” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of advanced solid tumors and other serious diseases, provides a business update and reports financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023.

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  • Conference call scheduled for today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time
    BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lisata Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LSTA) (“Lisata” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of advanced solid tumors and other serious diseases, provides a business update and reports financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023.
  • Lisata and its development collaborators have amassed significant non-clinical data demonstrating enhanced delivery of a range of existing and emerging anti-cancer therapies, including chemotherapeutics, immunotherapies, and RNA-based therapeutics.
  • As of December 31, 2023, Lisata had cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of approximately $50.5 million.
  • Lisata will hold a live conference call on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time to discuss financial results, provide a business update and answer questions.

Novocure Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Provides Company Update

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.

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  • Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.
  • “In 2023, we reached many milestones in our commercial, clinical and product development programs,” said Asaf Danziger, Novocure’s Chief Executive Officer.
  • Operational updates for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023:
    1,564 prescriptions were received in the quarter, an increase of 14% year-over-year.
  • Novocure will host a conference call and webcast to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results at 8:00 a.m. EST today, Thursday, February 22, 2024.

IN8bio Announces Publication on Novel Gamma-Delta T Cell Therapy for Glioblastoma in Frontiers in Immunology

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

(NASDAQ: INAB), a leading clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative gamma-delta T cell therapies, today announced a publication in Frontiers in Immunology that reviews IN8bio’s novel approach for solid tumors, such as glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive form of brain cancer.

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  • (NASDAQ: INAB), a leading clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative gamma-delta T cell therapies, today announced a publication in Frontiers in Immunology that reviews IN8bio’s novel approach for solid tumors, such as glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive form of brain cancer.
  • Cellular therapies, particularly chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapies (CAR-T), have shown promise in hematologic malignancies but have faced significant challenges when applied to solid tumors like GBM.
  • The INB-200 and INB-400 studies by IN8bio addresses the challenges towards targeting solid tumors by harnessing the innate immune functions of gamma-delta T cells.
  • IN8bio is also conducting a Phase 2 clinical trial of a genetically modified autologous gamma-delta T cell therapy (INB-400) targeting newly diagnosed GBM.

PRISM MarketView Marks World Cancer Day

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRISM MarketView, a leading provider of unbiased market insight and company news, today recognizes the tremendous contributions of companies striving to develop treatments for cancer, a complex disease driven by numerous factors.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRISM MarketView, a leading provider of unbiased market insight and company news, today recognizes the tremendous contributions of companies striving to develop treatments for cancer, a complex disease driven by numerous factors.
  • To mark World Cancer Day , which will be held on February 4, PRISM MarketView highlights emerging companies working to improve the lives of cancer patients and their families by developing and commercializing innovative new treatments for cancer.
  • The company has entered a research agreement with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for the development of Ivospemin.
  • Essa Pharma, a clinical stage pharmaceutical company, is focused on the development of small molecule drugs for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Lisata Therapeutics Announces First Patient Treated in the Phase 2a Trial of LSTA1 in Patients with Glioblastoma Multiforme

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

The trial is an investigator-initiated study by Lenne-Triin Kõrgvee, MD, PhD, principal investigator of the study.

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  • The trial is an investigator-initiated study by Lenne-Triin Kõrgvee, MD, PhD, principal investigator of the study.
  • The study is a Phase 2a, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, proof-of-concept study evaluating LSTA1 when added to standard of care (“SoC”), temozolomide, versus SoC and placebo in subjects with newly diagnosed GBM.
  • “We are very pleased to announce the first patient treated in this Phase 2a study evaluating LSTA1 in patients with newly diagnosed GBM, a very aggressive brain tumor that is often fatal.
  • “GBM has, historically, been very difficult to successfully treat and we believe LSTA1 may be an important tool in improving those outcomes for patients.”

Novocure Announces Last Patient Enrolled in Phase 3 TRIDENT Trial in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

The TRIDENT study could unlock our ability to reach patients earlier in their treatment journey, further extending patient survival.

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  • The TRIDENT study could unlock our ability to reach patients earlier in their treatment journey, further extending patient survival.
  • The TRIDENT clinical trial is a randomized, open-label study designed to enroll 950 adult patients with newly diagnosed GBM.
  • Following maximal debulking surgery, patients enrolled in TRIDENT were randomized to receive either TTFields therapy, concomitant with TMZ and radiation therapy, or TMZ and radiation therapy for six weeks.
  • TRIDENT began enrolling patients in December 2020 and is the largest trial Novocure has conducted to date.

Black Diamond Therapeutics Announces Topline Results from Phase 1 Dose Escalation Trial of BDTX-1535 in Patients with Recurrent GBM

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

BDTX-1535, a fourth-generation, brain-penetrant, covalent EGFR inhibitor, is under investigation in a Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or GBM.

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  • BDTX-1535, a fourth-generation, brain-penetrant, covalent EGFR inhibitor, is under investigation in a Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or GBM.
  • Clinical data as of November 2023 reflect 27 patients with recurrent GBM who received a range of doses spanning 15mg to 400mg once daily (QD) in the dose escalation cohort.
  • Of the 27 patients with recurrent GBM, 22 were started at or escalated to a dose of 100mg QD or greater and reached at least one post baseline tumor assessment.
  • Black Diamond plans to submit results from the dose escalation GBM cohort for presentation at a medical meeting in the second quarter of 2024.

MediciNova Announces New Data and Results of a Phase 2 Clinical Trial of MN-166 (ibudilast) in Glioblastoma Presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology

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Sunday, November 19, 2023

The presentation also included data from preclinical studies which evaluated the combination of MN-166 (ibudilast) and anti-PD1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy in GBM models.

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  • The presentation also included data from preclinical studies which evaluated the combination of MN-166 (ibudilast) and anti-PD1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy in GBM models.
  • MN-166 (ibudilast) and TMZ combination treatment was safe and well-tolerated, and no unexpected adverse effects were reported.
  • We are eager to evaluate MN-166 (ibudilast) in combination with anti-PD1 and anti-PD-L1 therapies in a future clinical trial.
  • MediciNova is grateful to the patients and families for their invaluable participation in our trial.”

Ivy Brain Tumor Center Announces Promising Data for Niraparib in Phase 0/2 Glioblastoma Clinical Trial

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Friday, November 17, 2023

Phoenix, AZ, Nov. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute announces promising results from a Phase 0/2 trial of niraparib in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma with unmethylated MGMT.

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  • Phoenix, AZ, Nov. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute announces promising results from a Phase 0/2 trial of niraparib in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma with unmethylated MGMT.
  • Glioblastoma is an incurable malignant brain tumor and MGMT-unmethylated glioblastoma is the most common and fastest-recurring variant, comprising more than 60 percent of all glioblastoma tumors.
  • In the Phase 0 component of the study, patients exposed to niraparib demonstrated high drug concentrations in brain tumor tissue.
  • These presentations represent a broader portfolio of pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic-driven clinical trials, utilizing industry-supported drug development to test new-in-class therapies for brain tumor patients.