NetworkNewsBreaks – BriaCell Therapeutics Corp.
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BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (TSX.V: BCT) (OTCQB: BCTXF), an immuno-oncology focused biotechnology company with a proprietary targeted immunotherapy technology, this morning announced that it has initiated patient dosing in a phase I/IIa study of its lead clinical candidate, Bria-IMT, in combination with pembrolizumab [KEYTRUDA; manufactured by Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK)] or ipilimumab [YERVOY; manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY)]. “We believe that combination of Bria-IMT with immune checkpoint inhibitors should create even more potent anti-cancer immune responses, leading to our strategy of combination studies of Bria-IMT with KEYTRUDA or YERVOY,” Bill Williams, president and CEO of BriaCell, stated in the news release. “BriaCell is committed to exploring additional ways to address the unmet needs of the advanced breast cancer community. We are very excited to test this novel combination treatment approach which we believe will offer significant clinical benefit to patients with advanced breast cancer.”
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