ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vaccinex, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCNX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering novel investigational antibody therapies in cancer and Huntington’s disease today announces it will be posting on its website each of the three posters related to the company’s anti-SEMA4D technology that were accepted for presentation at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) now underway in Atlanta, Georgia. The Company’s website is located at www.vaccinex.com and the posters will be available for review under the heading “Investors,” sub-heading “Events & Presentations.”
Available on the company website beginning April 1, 2019 at 8:00 AM ET:
Title: “Integrated biomarker trials of VX15/2503 (pepinemab) in combination with checkpoint inhibitors in window of opportunity studies in solid tumors”
Abstract Number: CT016
Date and Time: Sunday, March 31, 2019, 1:00 – 5:00 PM ET
Location: Georgia World Conference Center, Exhibit Hall B, Poster Section 16
Collaborator: Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University (Investigator Sponsored Clinical Trial)
Title: “Altered myeloid and lymphoid composition of tumor microenvironment following anti-SEMA4D and immune checkpoint combination therapies”
Abstract Number: 1545
Date and Time: Monday, April 1, 2019, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Location: Georgia World Conference Center, Exhibit Hall B, Poster Section 25
Available on the company website beginning April 1, 2019 at 1:00 PM ET:
Title: “Interim results from CLASSICAL-Lung, a Phase Ib/II study of VX15/2503 (pepinemab) in combination with avelumab in advanced NSCLC”
Abstract Number: CT086
Date and Time: Monday, April 1, 2019, 1:00 – 5:00 PM ET
Location: Georgia World Conference Center, Exhibit Hall B, Poster Section 16
Collaborator: Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
About Vaccinex, Inc.
Vaccinex, Inc. is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company engaged in the discovery and development of targeted biotherapeutics to treat serious diseases and conditions with unmet medical needs, including cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and autoimmune disorders, with currently active clinical trials in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Huntington’s disease. Vaccinex is based in Rochester, New York.
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Investor Contact
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LifeSci Advisors, LLC
Phone: (646) 597-6979
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JQA Partners, Inc.
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