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ImmunityBio Announces Comprehensive U.S. Patents Covering Combination of ANKTIVA with BCG for Cancer Treatment, with Terms Through 2035

CULVER CITY, Calif., May 18, 2026--ImmunityBio, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBRX), a vertically integrated commercial-stage immunotherapy company, today announced that five United States patents have been issued to ImmunityBio covering the combination of its IL-15 receptor agonist ANKTIVA® (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) for the treatment of cancer.

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ImmunityBio Announces Comprehensive U.S. Patents Covering Combination of ANKTIVA with BCG for Cancer Treatment, with Terms Through 2035

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