Immix Biopharma Announces Dr. Vaishali Sanchorawala, AL Amyloidosis Thought Leader, Director of the Amyloidosis Center at Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Joins Scientific Advisory Board

Dr. Sanchorawala co-authored landmark study of daratumumab (DARZALEX) in AL Amyloidosis published in The New England Journal of Medicine, 2021 that led to it becoming a first-line standard of care

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immix Biopharma, Inc. (“Immix Biopharma”, “Company”, “We” or “Us”, Nasdaq:IMMX), announced that effective today, Vaishali Sanchorawala, MD, has joined ImmixBio subsidiary Nexcella Scientific Advisory Board.  Dr. Sanchorawala is internationally recognized for her pioneering work in development of novel agents to treat AL Amyloidosis, including the establishment of daratumumab as the standard of care.

“Therapeutic landscape of AL amyloidosis is evolving. There is a marked progress in survival of patients with AL amyloidosis. However, better and more effective therapies are needed for those relapsing after Daratumumab based treatments. I am excited to join the Nexcella team’s efforts to advance NXC-201, a promising CAR-T in relapsed/refractory AL Amyloidosis," commented Dr. Sanchorawala.

"Dr. Sanchorawala joining our scientific advisory board further demonstrates our leadership in relapsed/refractory AL Amyloidosis, where NXC-201 is the only CAR-T in development. We believe we will benefit greatly from Dr. Sanchorawala’s counsel and significant breadth of experience," stated Ilya Rachman, MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Immix Biopharma. Gabriel Morris, Chief Financial Officer of Immix Biopharma, added, “Dr. Sanchorawala’s transformative contributions to improving standards of care for patients with AL Amyloidosis are truly remarkable.  We are excited to be working with Dr. Sanchorawala.”

Dr. Sanchorawala is the Skinner Professor of Amyloidosis Research in the Department of Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and Director of the Amyloidosis Center at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University. Dr. Sanchorawala is Associate Editor of Amyloid: The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders; former Secretary of the International Society of Amyloidosis; and a member of the Executive Steering Committee of Amyloidosis Research Consortium. Dr. Sanchorawala completed residency at Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School and her fellowship in hematology/oncology at Boston University Medical Center. Dr. Sanchorawala is board certified in Internal Medicine and Hematology.