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Anixa Biosciences Announces University of Maryland School of Medicine to Join Cchek(TM) Prostate Cancer Study
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIX), a biotechnology company focused on harnessing the body's immune
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[{"type":"text","content":"SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIX), a biotechnology company focused on harnessing the body's immune system to fight cancer, today announced that Mohummad Siddiqui, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) has joined its ongoing prostate cancer Cchek™ study. \n\n \nUMSOM is one of several sites across the United States participating in this study. Study enrollment will be led by Dr. Mohummad Siddiqui, who is also the Director of Urologic Oncology and Robotic Surgery and Chief of Urology at the Baltimore VA Medical Center.\n\"We are pleased to be working with Dr. Siddiqui and the University of Maryland School of Medicine to further develop our artificial intelligence based prostate cancer diagnostic test,\" stated Dr. Amit Kumar, President and CEO of Anixa Biosciences. \"Significant progress has been made in our efforts to advance the Cchek™ Prostate Cancer Confirmation test toward commercial launch later this year. We believe the Cchek™ early cancer detection platform will make a great impact on patient care, and we are pleased by the continued additions to our team of collaboration partners.\"\nAbout Anixa Biosciences, Inc.Anixa is a publicly-traded biotechnology company focused on harnessing the body's immune system in the fight against cancer. Anixa's therapeutic portfolio includes a cancer vaccine technology focused on the immunization against α-Lactalbumin to prevent triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), as well as a cancer immunotherapy program which uses a novel type of CAR-T, known as chimeric endocrine receptor t-cell (CER-T) technology. The company's diagnostic portfolio consists of Cchek™, a liquid biopsy technology for early detection of solid tumors based on the body's immune response to the presence of a malignancy. Anixa continually examines emerging technologies in complementary fields for further development and commercialization. Additional information is available at www.anixa.com.\nAbout the University of Maryland School of MedicineNow in its third century, the University of Maryland School of Medicine was chartered in 1807 as the first public medical school in the United States. It continues today as one of the fastest growing, top-tier biomedical research enterprises in the world, with 43 academic departme...