ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Nov. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MacroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGNX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, as well as autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases, today announced that five posters based on the Company's PD-1-directed franchise will be presented at the 2017 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Annual Meeting in National Harbor, MD.
Posters will be displayed in the poster hall both Friday, November 10 and Saturday, November 11. Presentation details are provided below:
MGA012 (anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody):
P249: "A Phase 1 Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of MGA012 (anti‐PD‐1 Antibody) in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors"
P336: "Preclinical Characterization of MGA012, a Novel Clinical‐stage PD‐1 Monoclonal Antibody"
MGD013 (PD-1 x LAG-3 bispecific DART® molecule):
P244: "A Phase 1, First‐in‐Human, Open‐label, Dose Escalation Study of MGD013, a Bispecific DART Protein Binding PD‐1 and LAG‐3 in Patients with Unresectable or Metastatic Neoplasms"
P337: "Preclinical Characterization of MGD013, a PD‐1 x LAG‐3 Bispecific DART Molecule"
MGD019 (PD-1 x CTLA-4 bispecific DART molecule):
P308: "A PD‐1 x CTLA‐4 Bispecific DART Protein with Optimal Dual Checkpoint Blockade and Favorable Tolerability in Non-human Primates"
The above posters are available for download from the Events & Presentations page on MacroGenics' website at http://ir.macrogenics.com/events.cfm.
About MacroGenics, Inc.
MacroGenics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, as well as autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases. The company generates its pipeline of product candidates primarily from its proprietary suite of next-generation antibody-based technology platforms. The combination of MacroGenics' technology platforms and protein engineering expertise has allowed the Company to generate promising product candidates and enter into several strategic collaborations with global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. For more information, please see the Company's website at www.macrogenics.com. MacroGenics, the MacroGenics logo, and DART are trademarks or registered trademarks of MacroGenics, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Jim Karrels, Senior Vice President, CFO
MacroGenics, Inc.
1-301-251-5172, info@macrogenics.com
Karen Sharma
MacDougall Biomedical Communications
1-781-235-3060, ksharma@macbiocom.com