HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, March 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immunovaccine Inc. (TSX:IMV) (OTCQX:IMMVF), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company, today announced that the Company will present research on the anti-cancer potential of its proprietary T cell-activating platform at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2018. Presentations will include preclinical analysis of a triple combination immunotherapy stemming from the Company’s ongoing collaboration with Incyte Corporation, as well as the heightened effects of its novel delivery platform on T cell activation.
“This research highlights some of the unique features of our proprietary technology,” said Marianne Stanford, PhD, Vice President, Research, Immunovaccine. “From improving T cell infiltration to support heightened efficacy in combination with other immunotherapies, to enabling a broader range of peptides to act together to improve the potential of anti-cancer therapies, we believe that the novel mechanism of action underscoring our pipeline has a very broad range applications for the immunotherapy landscape. We look forward to continued collaboration with our partners to further this work.”
Details of Immunovaccine’s AACR 2018 presentations are as follows:
Abstract Number: 1761
Author: MacKay, A. et al.
Title: “Combination of a T cell activating immunotherapy with immune modulators alters the tumour microenvironment and promotes more effective tumour control in preclinical models"
Date: Monday Apr 16, 2018
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CT
Location: McCormick Place South, Exhibit Hall A, Section 33
Abstract Number: 1726
Author: Kaliaperumal, V. et al.
Title: “A novel delivery platform containing up to 14 neoantigens can induce robust immune responses in a single formulation.”
Date: Monday Apr 16, 2018
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CT
Location: McCormick Place South, Exhibit Hall A, Section 32
The AACR Annual Meeting 2018 takes place from April 14 to 18 at the McCormick Place North/South in Chicago. Meeting abstracts are available at AACR's website.
About Immunovaccine
Immunovaccine Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to making immunotherapy more effective, more broadly applicable, and more widely available to people facing cancer and other serious diseases. Immunovaccine develops T cell-activating cancer immunotherapies based on the Company’s proprietary drug delivery platform. This patented technology provides controlled and prolonged exposure to a broad range of immunogenic stimuli. Immunovaccine has advanced two T cell-activating therapies for cancer through Phase 1 human clinical trials and is currently conducting a Phase 1b study with Incyte Corporation assessing its lead cancer therapy, DPX-Survivac, as a combination therapy in ovarian cancer. The Company is also exploring additional applications of its platform, including DPX-RSV, an innovative vaccine candidate for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which has recently completed a Phase 1 clinical trial. Immunovaccine also has ongoing research projects in malaria and the Zika virus. Connect at www.imvaccine.com.
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