Theralase(R) Granted Canadian Cancer Vaccine Patent

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / April 5, 2024 / Theralase Technologies Inc. ("Theralase" or the "Company") (TSXV:TLT)(OTCQB:TLTFF), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company dedicated to the research and development of light and/or radiation activated Photo Dynamic Compounds ("PDCs") for the safe and effective destruction of various cancers, bacteria and viruses, has been granted a Canadian patent for a new cancer vaccine.

The recently issued patent is titled, "Vaccine Containing Cancer Cells Inactivated by Photodynamic Treatment with Metal-Based Coordination Complexes and Immunotherapy Method Using Same".

A US patent protecting the same technology was previously issued in October 2022. A European Union patent is currently pending.

The patent protects Theralase PDC technology in the treatment of a patient with a cancer vaccine; specifically, programmed to destroy their cancer.

This is fundamentally accomplished by obtaining a sample of their cancer and treating it extracorporeally with a Theralase PDC and then activating the PDC with either light or radiation. This inactivated cancer is then injected back into the patient intravenously, programming the patient's immune system to recognize, attack and destroy the particular cancer of interest.

Theralase's pipeline includes: a Phase II registration clinical study for bladder cancer expected to be completed in 2026, plans to launch a Phase Ib clinical study for both brain cancer and lung cancer in 2024, pending completion of a toxicology analysis, and now after the issuance of a Canadian and US patent on a cancer vaccine, the ability to treat various "liquid cancers"; such as leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

Dr. Arkady Mandel, MD, PhD, DSc, Chief Scientific Officer of Theralase, inventor of the patent stated, "The issuance of an additional patent for our cancer vaccine technology represents a significant opportunity for patients diagnosed with blood-related cancers, which are difficult, if not impossible, to treat. Our primary focus has been on the research and development of technology to destroy solid-core tumours, such as bladder, brain and lung cancers; however, this new patent allows the Company the opportunity to explore the treatment of various liquid cancers."