Celldex Therapeutics to Present New Clinical and Preclinical Data at the AACR Annual Meeting 2016

On March 17, 2016 Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDX) reported that the Company and its collaborating investigators will present seven posters with new clinical and preclinical data at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (Free AACR Whitepaper) Annual Meeting 2016 in New Orleans (Press release, Celldex Therapeutics, MAR 17, 2016, View Source [SID:1234509616]).

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Highlights include immune response data from the ongoing Phase 1/2 study of varlilumab and nivolumab in multiple solid tumors, the role of gpNMB as a relevant therapeutic target across multiple cancers and a late-breaking poster from the Phase 1 investigator-sponsored study of CDX-301 (Flt3L) in B-cell lymphomas.

The following Celldex-sponsored abstracts have been selected for poster presentations at AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper):

Title: Phase 1 results from the combination of an immune-activating anti-CD27 antibody (varlilumab) in combination with PD-1 blockade (nivolumab): activation across multiple immune pathways without untoward immune-related adverse events

Date/Time: Monday, April 18, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CDT
Location: Section 13
Abstract: CT023

Title: Glycoprotein NMB (gpNMB) overexpression is prevalent in human cancers: pancreatic cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, head and neck cancer, and osteosarcoma

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 20, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CDT
Location: Section 27
Abstract: 5032

Title: IHC and RT-PCR assays for detection of cancer antigen NY-ESO-1 in human tissues

Date/Time: Monday, April 18, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CDT
Location: Section 21
Abstract: 1373

Title: Development and characterization of novel CD40 antibody agonists for cancer immunotherapy

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 20, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CDT
Location: Section 22
Abstract: 4866

The following investigator-sponsored abstracts have been selected for poster presentations at AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper):

Title: In situ vaccination of low-grade lymphoma with intratumoral Flt3L and poly-ICLC with low-dose radiotherapy

Date/Time: Monday, April 18, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CDT
Location: Section 10
Abstract: LB-081

Title: Targeting GPNMB with 89Zr-CR011 for PET imaging of triple negative breast cancer

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 19, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CDT
Location: Section 33
Abstract: 4209

Title: Targeting the melanosome: overcoming MAPK-inhibitor resistance in melanoma

Date/Time: Sunday, April 17, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CDT
Location: Section 16
Abstract: 296