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Heat Biologics to Present Topline HS-410 Phase II Bladder Cancer Results at the Society of Urological Oncology Annual MeetingDURHAM, N.C., Nov. 16, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heat Biologics, Inc. (Nasdaq:HTBX), a leader in the development of gp96-based immunotherapies that are designed activate a patient’s immune system to fight cancer, announced that it will present a poster reporting topline results, including primary endpoint data, from the Phase II trial evaluating HS-410 (vesigenurtacel-L) in combination with standard of care, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), in the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) at the Society of Urology Annual Meeting, in San Antonio, TX, on Wednesday, Nov 30th. The poster will be presented by study principal investigator, Gary Steinberg, MD, The Bruce and Beth White Family Professor of Surgery and Director of Urologic Oncology at The University of Chicago Medical Center. Poster Presentation Details: Title: Top-Line Results from Vesigenurtacel-L (HS-410) in Combination with BCG from a Randomized, Blinded Phase 2 Trial in Patients with Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) Date and Time: November 30, 2016, 5:30-7:15PM EST (4:30-6:15PM CST) Poster Number: 21 The abstract can be viewed in the searchable online program at: http://suonet.org/meetings/upcoming-meetings/2016-suo-annual-meeting/online-program-viewer.aspx About Heat Biologics, Inc. Heat Biologics, Inc. (Nasdaq:HTBX) is an immuno-oncology company developing novel therapies that are designed to activate a patient’s immune system against cancer utilizing an engineered form of gp96, a protein that activates the immune system when cells die. Heat’s highly specific T cell-stimulating therapeutic vaccine platform technologies, ImPACT and ComPACT, form the basis of its product candidates. These platforms, in combination with other therapies, such as checkpoint inhibitors, are designed to address three distinct but synergistic mechanisms of action: robust activation of CD8+ “killer” T cells (one of the human immune system’s most potent weapons against cancer); reversal of tumor-induced immune suppression; and T cell co-stimulation to further enhance patients’ immune response. Currently, Heat is conducting a Phase 2 trial with its HS-410 (vesigenurtacel-L) in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) and a Phase 1b trial with its HS-110 (viagenpumatucel-L) in combination with an anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor to treat patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Heat’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Zolovax, Inc., is developing therapeutic and preventative vaccines to treat infectious diseases based on Heat’s gp96 vaccine technology, with a current focus on the development of a Zika vaccine in conjunction with the University of Miami. The Zolovax patent portfolio also includes gp96 vaccines targeting West Nile virus, Dengue and yellow fever among others. For more information, please visit www.heatbio.com. Forward Looking Statements CONTACT: For Investor Inquiries: David Waldman 919-240-7133 [email protected] For Media Inquiries: Deanne Eagle Planet Communications 917-837-5866 [email protected] |