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PDS Biotech Announces Abstract Accepted for Presentation at ESMO Congress 2024
PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PDS Biotechnology Corporation (Nasdaq: PDSB) (“PDS Biotech” or the “Company”), a late-stage immunotherapy
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[{"type":"text","content":"PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PDS Biotechnology Corporation (Nasdaq: PDSB) (“PDS Biotech” or the “Company”), a late-stage immunotherapy company focused on transforming how the immune system targets and kills cancers and the development of infectious disease vaccines, today announced that an abstract presenting updated data from the VERSATILE-002 trial evaluating first-line treatment with Versamune® HPV (formerly PDS0101) in combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in patients with HPV16-positive recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) has been accepted for presentation at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 being held September 13-17, 2024, in Barcelona, Spain. Details of the poster presentation are as follows: Poster number: 879PPoster title: VERSATILE-002: Survival with First-Line Treatment with PDS0101 Therapeutic Vaccine and Pembrolizumab in HPV16-positive Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)Presenting author: Jared Weiss, M.D., Section Chief of Thoracic and Head/Neck Oncology, Professor of Medicine at University of North Carolina, and Principal Investigator of the VERSATILE-002 clinical trial About PDS Biotechnology PDS Biotechnology is a late-stage immunotherapy company focused on transforming how the immune system targets and kills cancers and the development of infectious disease vaccines. The Company plans to initiate a pivotal clinical trial in 2024 to advance its lead program in advanced HPV16-positive head and neck squamous cell cancers. PDS Biotech’s lead investigational targeted immunotherapy Versamune® HPV is being developed in combination with a standard-of-care immune checkpoint inhibitor, and also in a triple combination including PDS01ADC, an IL-12 fused antibody drug conjugate (ADC), and a standard-of-care immune checkpoint inhibitor. For more information, please visit www.pdsbiotech.com. Forward Looking StatementsThis communication contains forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended) concerning PDS Biotechnology Corporation (the “Company”) and other matters. These statements may discuss goals, intentions and expectations as to future plans...