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BriaCell Expands Pipeline to Include an Ovarian Cancer Immunotherapy Candidate, Bria-OVA+(TM)
BriaCell expands push in women’s health, building on Phase 2 success in advanced metastati...
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[{"type":"text","content":"BriaCell Expands Pipeline to Include an Ovarian Cancer Immunotherapy Candidate, Bria-OVA+™\nBriaCell expands push in women’s health, building on Phase 2 success in advanced metastatic breast cancerBria-OVA+, BriaCell’s next generation personalized immunotherapy candidate for ovarian cancer, is designed with additional immune-stimulating components to support enhanced anti-tumor activity Ovarian cancer remains the deadliest gynecologic cancer with over 12,000 women expected to die from the disease in 2026 in the U.S. PHILADELPHIA and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: BCTX, BCTXL) (TSX: BCT) (“BriaCell” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel immunotherapies to transform cancer care, announces progress in developing Bria-OVA+, its next generation, personalized, off-the-shelf, cell-based immunotherapy for ovarian cancer. “Following the encouraging efficacy and tolerability data from BriaCell’s Phase 2 study in metastatic breast cancer, we are expanding our pipeline to include cell-based immunotherapy candidates for gynecologic cancers beginning with ovarian,” stated Dr. William V. Williams, BriaCell’s President & CEO. “Bria-OVA+ reflects our broader strategy to build on the Bria-OTS+™ platform and advance next-generation personalized immunotherapies for difficult-to-treat cancers and become a leader in women’s health.” “Ovarian cancer remains the deadliest gynecologic cancer, and patients who do not respond to available therapies continue to face serious unmet medical need,” stated Dr. Giuseppe Del Priore, BriaCell’s Chief Medical Officer, and a Key Opinion Leader in ovarian cancer. “We believe Bria-OVA+ has the potential to provide a differentiated immunotherapeutic approach for ovarian cancer patients with limited treatment options.” BriaCell recently reported preclinical data for Bria-BRES+™, its next-generation breast cancer immunotherapy candidate derived from the same Bria-OTS+ platform. In a recent AACR poster presentation, Bria-BRES+ demonstrated activation of both adaptive and innate immunity, including naïve/resting T cells, dendritic cells, and natural killer (NK) cells...