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MAIA Biotechnology Activates First U.S. Site for Ongoing International Phase 2 Expansion Trial of Novel Telomere Targeting Treatment Targeting Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Exceptional measures of efficacy observed in THIO-101 Phase 2 trial to date include disease control, response rates, and survival data well above standard of care benchmarks 50,000 advanced NSCLC diagnoses in the U.S. annually CHICAGO, April 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MAIA Biotechnology, Inc. (NYSE American: MAIA) (“MAIA”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing targeted immunotherapies for cancer, today announced that it has activated the first U.S. cl
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