ORIGINAL: BriaCell Announces Presentation at the 2021 Keystone Symposia Conference: Emerging Cell Therapies
2021-01-12 03:30 PT - News Release
- Clinical and pathological data from clinical trial of the Bria-IMT™ regimen alone or in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced breast cancer will be presented at the Keystone Symposia, Jan. 25-27, 2021
BERKELEY, Calif. and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. ("BriaCell" or the "Company") (TSX-V:BCT) (OTCQB:BCTXF), a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in targeted immunotherapies for advanced breast cancer, is pleased to announce that the Company will present a poster at the 2021 Keystone Symposia, “Emerging Cell Therapies: Realizing the Vision of NextGen Cell Therapeutics,” a virtual scientific conference which is being held Jan. 25-27, 2021.
BriaCell will deliver a presentation with poster highlighting the clinical and pathological findings of its lead candidate, Bria-IMT™, a novel immunotherapy for advanced breast cancer, as monotherapy (i.e. the Bria-IMT™ regimen alone) and a Phase I/IIa clinical study of Bria-IMT™ in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors including pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®; manufactured by Merck & Co., Inc.), and more recently, Incyte’s INCMGA00012 (under corporate collaboration with Incyte Corporation).
The details of the presentation are as follows:
Poster Title: Personalized off-the-shelf whole cell immunotherapy for cancer
Date and Time: January 25, 2021 10:00 AM ET - January 27, 2021 8:00 PM ET
A copy of the poster will be posted at the following: https://briacell.com/novel-technology/scientific-publications/.
About BriaCell
BriaCell is an immuno-oncology focused biotechnology company developing targeted and effective approaches for the management of cancer.
For additional information on BriaCell, please visit: https://briacell.com/.
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Contact Information
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BriaCell Therapeutics Corp.:
William V. Williams, MD
President & CEO
Phone: 1-888-485-6340
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp.:
Farrah Dean
Manager, Corporate Development
Email: farrah@BriaCell.com
Phone: 1-888-485-6340