CytoDyn Inc. (OTCQB: CYDY), a biotechnology company
developing innovative treatments for multiple therapeutic indications, this
morning announced that Richard G. Pestell, M.D., Ph.D., president of the
Pennsylvania Cancer and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, distinguished
professor at the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute and interim chief medical officer
of CytoDyn, will deliver the keynote plenary speech at the 11th Annual
Conference on Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine in Helsinki, Finland.
Pestell’s presentation, titled ‘Cancer stem cells, genetic drivers and
therapeutic targeting via CCR5’, is scheduled to take place on Monday, October 15,
from 10-11 am EEST. Pestell will present recent scientific evidence
demonstrating the effectiveness of PRO 140 (leronlimab), which is shown to bind
to CCR5 in human breast cancer, block CCR5 signaling induced by cytokines and
block human breast cancer cell invasion.
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About CytoDyn
CytoDyn is a biotechnology company developing innovative
treatments for multiple therapeutic indications based on PRO 140 (leronlimab),
a novel humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the CCR5 receptor. CCR5 plays a
key role in the ability of HIV to enter and infect healthy T-cells. The
CCR5 receptor is also implicated in tumor metastasis and in immune-mediated
illnesses such as graft-vs-host disease (GvHD) and NASH. CytoDyn has
successfully completed a Phase 3 pivotal trial with PRO 140 in combination with
standard anti-retroviral therapies in HIV-infected treatment-experienced
patients. The Company plans to seek FDA approval for PRO 140 in combination
therapy and plans to complete the filing of a Biological License Application
(BLA) in the first quarter of 2019 for that indication. CytoDyn is also
conducting a Phase 3 investigative trial with PRO 140 as a once-weekly monotherapy
for HIV-infected patients, and plans to initiate a registration-directed study
of PRO 140 monotherapy indication, which if successful, could support a label
extension. Clinical results to date from multiple trials have shown that PRO
140 can significantly reduce viral burden in people infected with HIV with no
reported drug-related serious adverse events (SAEs). Moreover, results from a
Phase 2b clinical trial demonstrated that PRO 140 monotherapy can prevent viral
escape in HIV-infected patients, with some patients on PRO 140 monotherapy
remaining virally suppressed for more than four years. CytoDyn is also
conducting a Phase 2 trial to evaluate PRO 140 for the prevention of GvHD and
expects to initiate clinical trials with PRO 140 in metastatic triple-negative
breast cancer in 2018. For more information, visit the company’s website
at www.CytoDyn.com
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