BriaCell Adds Additional Clinical Sites to Broaden Patient Access and Further Boost Enrollment
May 18 2022 - 09:15AM
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BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: BCTX, BCTXW) (TSX:
BCT) (“BriaCell” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage
biotechnology company specializing in targeted immunotherapies for
advanced breast cancer, announces that it has activated Hoag
Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (“Hoag”) and re-engaged Sylvester
Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth – the University of
Miami Health System, as two additional clinical sites for the
screening and enrollment of advanced breast cancer patients in the
Phase I/IIa combination study of BriaCell’s lead candidate,
Bria-IMT™, with Incyte’s checkpoint inhibitor, retifanlimab, and
its immunomodulator, epacadostat.
“While we continue to steadily accrue patients
in our ongoing clinical trial of Bria-IMT™ in combination with
immune checkpoint inhibitors, the addition of these clinical sites
should help further accelerate patient enrollment in the clinical
trial. We look forward to discussing our safety and efficacy data
with the FDA, now with Fast Track status, to plan our pivotal
registration study and remain on track to achieve this major
milestone in 2022,” stated Dr. Bill Williams, BriaCell’s President
& CEO.
The following clinical sites are now open and
actively enrolling patients:
- Hoag, Newport Beach,
California
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer
Center, part of UHealth – the University of Miami Health System,
Miami, Florida
- Atlantic Health System, Morristown
and Overlook Hospitals, Morristown and Summit, New Jersey
- Tranquil Clinical Research,
Webster, Texas
- Mary Crowley Cancer Research
center, Dallas, Texas
- Providence Medical Group, Santa
Rosa, California
- Cancer Center of Kansas, Wichita,
Kansas
“Hoag’s team is experienced with cutting-edge
imaging analysis technologies that will help us to further evaluate
the effectiveness of our immunotherapy in advanced breast cancer
patients,” stated Dr. Giuseppe Del Priore, BriaCell’s Chief Medical
Officer. “Engaging additional clinical sites is consistent with our
strategy of increasing patient access to our novel treatments and
should speed up the enrollment schedule for our clinical trial. We
are excited to work with the expert oncologists and care providers
at Hoag and Sylvester to make our immunotherapy available to
advanced breast cancer patients who reside in southern California
and Florida regions.”
About Hoag
Hoag is a nonprofit, regional health care
delivery network in Orange County, California, that treats more
than 30,000 inpatients and 460,000 outpatients annually. Hoag
consists of two acute-care hospitals – Hoag Hospital Newport Beach,
which opened in 1952, and Hoag Hospital Irvine, which opened in
2010 – in addition to 10 health centers and 14 urgent care centers.
Hoag has invested $261 million in programs and services to support
the underserved community within the past five years, including
areas like mental health, homelessness, transportation for seniors,
education, and support for single mothers. Hoag is a designated
Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
(ANCC). Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of health care services
that includes six institutes providing specialized services in the
following areas: cancer, digestive health, heart and vascular,
neurosciences, women’s health, and orthopedics through Hoag’s
affiliate, Hoag Orthopedic Institute, which consists of
an orthopedic hospital and four ambulatory surgical centers. In the
2021-2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals
Rankings, Hoag is the highest ranked hospital in Orange County and
the only Orange County hospital ranked in the Top 10 in California.
For more than 20 years, residents of Orange County have chosen Hoag
as one of the county’s best hospitals in a local newspaper survey.
Visit www.hoag.org for more information.
About Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer
Center
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of
UHealth – University of Miami Health System and the University
of Miami Miller School of Medicine, (“Sylvester”) is the only
cancer center in South Florida designated by the National Cancer
Institute (“NCI”). NCI designation recognizes that Sylvester has
met the most rigorous standards for cancer research, beginning in
its laboratories, extending to patient care, and meeting specific
needs in its community. Sylvester is known as a leader in South
Florida in patient-focused cancer research and care, offering the
only Phase I Clinical Trials program – the first step in evaluating
how patients respond to the latest investigational treatments. NCI
designation further expands Sylvester’s ability to provide access
to novel therapies through more clinical trials and collaboration
with other designated centers. Equipped with a highly qualified
team of more than 1,500 cancer-focused physicians, researchers, and
staff working together, Sylvester discovers, develops, and delivers
more precision cancer care. To serve current and future patients,
Sylvester has a network of conveniently located outpatient
treatment facilities throughout South Florida.
For more information on Sylvester Comprehensive
Cancer Center, please visit
https://umiamihealth.org/locations/sylvester-comprehensive-cancer-center.
About BriaCell Therapeutics
Corp.
BriaCell is an immuno-oncology focused
biotechnology company developing targeted and effective approaches
for the management of cancer. More information is available at
https://briacell.com/.
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