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ImmunityBio Receives Authorization from the European Commission for ANKTIVA® with BCG for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Carcinoma in Situ, Expanding Global Access to 33 Countries

CULVER CITY, Calif., February 18, 2026--ImmunityBio (NASDAQ: IBRX), a commercial-stage immunotherapy company, today announced that the European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization for ANKTIVA® (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept) in combination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) for the treatment of adult patients with BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) carcinoma in situ (CIS), with or without papillary tumors.

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ImmunityBio Receives Authorization from the European Commission for ANKTIVA® with BCG for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Carcinoma in Situ, Expanding Global Access to 33 Countries

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