On September 19, 2024 Kiromic BioPharma, Inc. (OTCQB: KRBP) ("Kiromic" or the "Company") reported that the University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) has been activated as the fifth clinical trial site in the Deltacel-01 Phase 1 trial evaluating Deltacel (KB-GDT-01), Kiromic’s allogeneic, off-the-shelf, Gamma Delta T-cell (GDT) therapy, in patients with stage 4 metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have failed to respond to standard therapies (Press release, Kiromic, SEP 19, 2024, View Source [SID1234646744]).

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The UACC is one of the 57 NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the U.S. Dr. Ricklie Ann Julian, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UACC, will serve as Principal Investigator at the site.

"We are delighted to partner with UACC, expanding our Deltacel-01 clinical trial to a fifth site. We believe we are well-positioned to enroll the next cohort of patients, and we are optimistic that we will continue to register encouraging results in the expansion phase of the study. The UACC has earned a reputation as a premier research institution actively engaged in clinical trials and delivering the highest-quality care to those with cancer. We look forward to working with their team," stated Pietro Bersani, CEO of Kiromic BioPharma.

The site initiation visit at UACC has been completed and patient enrollment is expected to begin in the coming weeks.