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SearchChairman and CEO, Dr. Amit Kumar will present positive interim results from the Phase 1 clinical trial of Anixa's preventative breast cancer vaccine conducted in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic.
Anixa Biosciences announced that its Chairman and CEO, Dr. Amit Kumar, will be speaking at the 24th Annual World Vaccine Congress on April 4. Dr. Kumar will present positive interim results from the Phase 1 clinical trial of Anixa’s preventative breast cancer vaccine, which is designed to direct the immune system to destroy triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cancer cells. The trial is being conducted in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic with funding by a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense. Anixa is the exclusive worldwide licensee to the novel breast cancer vaccine technology invented at Cleveland Clinic, the site of the Phase 1 trial. The grant from the U.S. Department of Defense was made directly to Cleveland Clinic.
Press Release via PRNewswire
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (“Anixa” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ANIX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the treatment and prevention of cancer, today announced that Dr. Amit Kumar, Chairman and CEO of Anixa, will participate in the 24th Annual World Vaccine Congress being held April 1-4, 2024. Dr. Kumar will speak on Thursday, April 4th, in the Cancer Immunotherapy Track.
Details are as follows:
| Location: | Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. |
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| Tickets: | Visit the conference website. |
| Session: | April 4, 2024 | Cancer Immunotherapy |
| Emerging Targets & Strategies track | |
| 11:45 a.m.: “Early-stage clinical results from a novel preventative breast cancer vaccine.” | |
| Location: | |
| Tickets: | |
| Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. | |
| Visit the conference website. | |
| Session: | |
| Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. | |
| April 4, 2024 | Cancer Immunotherapy | |
| Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. | |
| Emerging Targets & Strategies track | |
| Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. | |
| 11:45 a.m.: “Early-stage clinical results from a novel preventative breast cancer vaccine.” |
Dr. Kumar will speak about positive interim results from the Phase 1 clinical trial of Anixa’s breast cancer vaccine. In the most recent data, 75% of women showed immune responses, with responses observed at all dose levels. The vaccine is designed to direct the immune system to destroy triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cancer cells through a mechanism that has never previously been utilized for cancer vaccine development. The trial is being conducted in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic with funding by a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Dr. Kumar will be available during the Congress for one-on-one meetings.
The World Vaccine Congress is an award-winning series of conferences and exhibitions that have grown to become the largest and most established vaccine meetings of their kind across the globe since 2000. The World Vaccine Congress Washington 2024 will host 4,000+ attendees, 450+ speakers, and 350+ exhibitors.
About Anixa Biosciences, Inc.
Anixa is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the treatment and prevention of cancer. Anixa’s therapeutic portfolio consists of an ovarian cancer immunotherapy program being developed in collaboration with Moffitt Cancer Center, which uses a novel type of CAR- T, known as chimeric endocrine receptor T-cell (CER-T) technology. The Company’s vaccine portfolio includes a novel vaccine being developed in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic to prevent breast cancer – specifically triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), the most lethal form of the disease – as well as a vaccine to prevent ovarian cancer. These vaccine technologies focus on immunizing against “retired” proteins that have been found to be expressed in certain forms of cancer. Anixa’s unique business model of partnering with world-renowned research institutions on clinical development allows the Company to continually examine emerging technologies in complementary fields for further development and commercialization. To learn more, visit www.anixa.com or follow Anixa on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
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Contact:
Mike Catelani
President, COO & CFO
mcatelani@anixa.com
408-708-9808
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