Marker Therapeutics Inc (MRKR)

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MARKER THERAPEUTICS ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF SAFETY LEAD-IN PORTION OF PHASE 2 STUDY IN POST-TRANSPLANT AML

July 6, 2021 at 7:00 AM EDT
Company continues to enroll patients in main portion of the Phase 2 trial with topline data from active disease group expected in Q1 2022
HOUSTON, July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Marker Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MRKR), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company specializing in the development of next-generation T cell-based immunotherapies for the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumor indications, today announced completion of the six-patient safety lead-in portion of the Company's Phase 2 trial of MT-401, its lead MultiTAA-specific T cell product candidate, for the treatment of post-transplant acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

"We are pleased with the results of the safety lead-in portion of the trial, in which all six patients met the safety endpoints following infusion of our MultiTAA-specific T cell therapy," said Mythili Koneru, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer of Marker Therapeutics. "We are currently enrolling patients in the main portion of our first Company-sponsored trial and continue to activate clinical sites across the U.S. We are looking forward to further advancing MT-401 in this disease setting. Despite recent advances in how hematological malignancies are treated, patients remain in urgent need of new therapeutic options."