On November 3, 2017 Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq:ADAP), a leader in T-cell therapy to treat cancer, reported that it will present two trials in progress posters at the 2017 SITC (Free SITC Whitepaper) annual meeting November 8-12, 2017 at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, United States (Press release, Adaptimmune, NOV 3, 2017, View Source [SID1234521553]).

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In addition, Adaptimmune will have a corporate exhibition booth (#718), and the company will also be hosting a dinner for investors on November 10th with representatives from Adaptimmune’s leadership team and key opinion leader Dr. David S. Hong from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Please reach out to Adaptimmune Investor Relations ([email protected]) for more information on attending the dinner.

The trials in progress posters will summarize the study designs for Adaptimmune’s ongoing MAGE‑A4 multi‑tumor study in urothelial (“bladder”), melanoma, head and neck, ovarian, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), esophageal, and gastric cancers; and, the combination study with NY-ESO and NY‑ESO and KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in multiple myeloma Details are below.

Trials in Progress Posters:

Title: Study Design: Phase 1 dose escalation, multi-tumor study to assess safety, tolerability and antitumor activity of genetically engineered MAGE-A4 SPEAR T-cells in HLA-A2+ subjects with MAGE-A4+ tumors
– Poster Number: P247
– Session Time: November 10, 2017 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM (lunch) and 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (reception)
– Location: Prince George’s Exhibition Hall DE

Title: Study Design: An Open-label Randomized Pilot Study of NY-ESO-1 SPEAR T-cells Alone or in Combination with Pembrolizumab in HLA-A2+ Subjects with Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma (NCT03168438)
– Poster Number: P248
– Session Time: November 11, 2017 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM (lunch) and 6:30 PM to 8:00 (reception)