Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota to Present Data in Poster Presentation Human Data Readout for Phase 1 Study to Evaluate HCW9218 in Solid Tumors at SITC 38th Annual Meeting

HCW9218 is the lead product candidate of HCW Biologics Inc.

MIRAMAR, Fla., Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HCW Biologics Inc. (the “Company” or “HCW Biologics”) (NASDAQ: HCWB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel immunotherapies to lengthen healthspan by disrupting the link between inflammation and age-related diseases, will have a human data readout at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (“SITC”) from an ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate HCW9218 in patients with chemo-refractory/chemo-resistant solid tumors, conducted by the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota. The poster will be presented by Melissa A. Geller, M.D., M.S., Professor and Division Director of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health at the University of Minnesota, a Principal Investigator for this study.

Title: Pre-clinical and first-in-human studies of HCW9218, a bifunctional TGF-β antagonist/IL-15 protein complex, in advanced solid tumors
Presentation Type: Poster 767
Presenter: Melissa A. Geller, M.D., M.S., Professor and Division Director of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health at the University of Minnesota
Location: Exhibit Halls A and B1 – San Diego Convention Center
Date/Time: Friday, November 3, 2023, 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Pacific time.

The presentation will be available on the Company’s website in the Investors section under Events & Presentations, following the conference.

For conference information, visit https://www.sitcancer.org/2023/home

About the HCW9218 Phase 1 Clinical Trial Sponsored by Masonic Cancer Center
A Phase 1, first-in-human clinical trial initiated in May 2022 and has enrolled patients with advanced solid tumors with progressive disease after prior chemotherapies. The trial is led by University of Minnesota oncologist Melissa Geller, MD, MS, Professor, and Division Director, Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health (OBGYN) in the Medical School and the Masonic Cancer Center’s Associate Director for Clinical Research, with collaboration from Jeffrey Miller, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Medical School’s Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation and Deputy Director of the Masonic Cancer Center, and Manish Patel, DO, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation and Director of the Developmental Therapeutics Clinic (Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT05322408).