BriaCell Overall Survival Data Selected for Spotlight Poster at 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium®, December 10 – 13

• Five BriaCell poster presentations to highlight updated survival and key biomarker data from Phase 2 trial of Bria-IMT™ plus immune check point inhibitor in metastatic breast cancer
• Presentations include planned Phase 3 study design expanding use of Bria-IMT™ + CPI to any cancer patient with central nervous system (CNS) metastases

PHILADELPHIA and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: BCTX, BCTXW) (TSX: BCT) (“BriaCell” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops novel immunotherapies to transform cancer care, announces five posters, including a Spotlight poster presentation, at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium^® (SABCS^®) 47th Annual Meeting, being held December 10 – 13 , 2024, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas.

“At BriaCell, we remain committed to advancing our novel therapies to improve cancer patients’ lives,” stated William V. Williams, MD, BriaCell’s President & CEO. “Having five poster presentations, including a spotlight poster, attests to the depth and breadth of our research and clinical development efforts at BriaCell. We look forward to sharing our data with scientific experts and cancer specialists seeking better clinical outcomes.”  

The details about the Spotlight presentation and other poster sessions are as follows:

Abstract Number: SESS-1071 (Spotlight Poster)
Title: Overall survival results of Bria-IMT allogenic whole cell-based cancer vaccine
Time: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM CST
Presentation ID: PS3-06

Abstract Number: SESS-1431
Title: Identification of antigenic determinants in SV-BR-1 derived cellular breast cancer vaccines
Time: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 5:30 – 7:00 PM CST
Presentation ID: P2-06-02

Abstract Number: SESS-2217
Title: PD-L1 upregulation in circulating tumor associated cells predicts for clinical outcomes in a phase I/II clinical trial using SV-BR-1-GM vaccine with the checkpoint inhibitor retifanlimab in metastatic breast cancer patients, an interim analysis
Time: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 12:00 – 2:00 PM CST
Presentation ID: P1-01-17

Abstract Number: SESS-1068
Abstract Title: ASTRO-VAC CNS: Bria-IMT in the management of tumor agnostic metastatic CNS lesions
Time: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 5:30 – 7:00 PM CST
Presentation ID: P2-10-24

Abstract Number: SESS-1069
Title: Bria-IMT CD8+ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes turn “Cold” tumor “Hot” in metastatic breast cancer
Time: Friday, December 13, 2024 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST
Presentation ID: P5-10-12

Following the presentation, copies of the posters will be posted on https://briacell.com/scientific-publications/.

About BriaCell Therapeutics Corp.

BriaCell is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops novel immunotherapies to transform cancer care. More information is available at https://briacell.com/.

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Contact Information

Company Contact:
William V. Williams, MD
President & CEO
1-888-485-6340
info@briacell.com 

Media Relations:
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CORE IR
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