Immuneering Launches Pancreatic Cancer Advisory Board
20 December 2024 - 12:00AM
Immuneering Corporation (Nasdaq: IMRX), a clinical-stage oncology
company seeking to develop and commercialize universal-RAS/RAF
medicines for broad populations of cancer patients, today announced
the formation of its Pancreatic Cancer Advisory Board. The advisory
board, which comprises world-renowned oncology clinical
researchers, will provide strategic medical and clinical guidance
to the company as its pipeline, including lead clinical program
IMM-1-104, continues to advance.
“We are delighted to welcome such an
accomplished group of oncologists with significant clinical
research expertise to our newly established pancreatic cancer
advisory board,” said Ben Zeskind, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO of
Immuneering. “Each member brings extensive oncology experience and
knowledge of the patient journey that will be invaluable as we
continue to advance IMM-1-104 further into clinical development.
The formation of this board reflects the progress we are making in
our efforts to develop better options for pancreatic cancer
patients.”
The Company’s Pancreatic Cancer Advisory Board
includes the following members:
- Tanios Bekaii-Saab, M.D., Professor of
Medicine, Mayo Clinic
- Vincent Chung, M.D., FACP, Professor of
Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope
- Shubham Pant, M.D., Professor, GI Medical
Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Jordan Berlin, M.D., FASCO, Professor of
Medicine, Director, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department
of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
See Immuneering’s website for additional
information on the advisory board.
About IMM-1-104
IMM-1-104 aims to achieve universal-RAS activity
that selectively impacts cancer cells to a greater extent than
healthy cells, through Deep Cyclic Inhibition of the MAPK pathway
with once-daily dosing. IMM-1-104 is currently being evaluated in a
Phase 1/2a study in patients with advanced solid tumors harboring
RAS mutations (NCT05585320).
About Immuneering
Corporation
Immuneering is a clinical-stage oncology company
seeking to develop and commercialize universal-RAS/RAF medicines
for broad populations of cancer patients with an initial aim to
develop a universal-RAS therapy. The Company aims to achieve
universal activity through Deep Cyclic Inhibition of the MAPK
pathway, impacting cancer cells while sparing healthy cells.
Immuneering’s lead product candidate, IMM-1-104, is an oral,
once-daily Deep Cyclic Inhibitor currently in a Phase 2a trial in
patients with advanced solid tumors including those harboring RAS
mutations. IMM-6-415 is an oral, twice-daily Deep Cyclic Inhibitor
currently in a Phase 1/2a trial in patients with advanced solid
tumors harboring RAS or RAF mutations. The company’s development
pipeline also includes several early-stage programs. For more
information, please visit www.immuneering.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without
limitation, statements regarding: Immuneering’s plans to develop,
manufacture and commercialize its product candidates; the treatment
potential and promise of IMM-1-104 and IMM-6-415, alone or in
combination with other agents, including chemotherapy and
pancreatic cancer; the clinical progress of IMM-1-104 and the
ability of the advisory board to help advance the company’s
programs; and the timing for release of additional results from the
Phase 2a portion of the trial for IMM-1-104 and the Phase 1 portion
of the trial for IMM-6-415.
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continue as a going concern; our unproven approach to therapeutic
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