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Vaccinex to Report Promising New Clinical Results of Neoadjuvant Treatment with Pepinemab to Enhance Immunotherapy in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer at ASCO Annual Meeting
Neoadjuvant treatment with pepinemab appears to induce abundant, mature lymphoid structures that correlate with improved pathologic response.ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vaccinex, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCNX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a differentiated approach to treating cancer and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) through the inhibition of Semaphorin 4D (SEMA4D), today announced that it will present new data characterizing the unique mechanism of pepinemab to enhanc
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