Dr. Reid Bissonnette, Executive Consultant for Translational Research and Development at Xenetic, discusses positive preclinical data recently presented at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 39th Annual Meeting
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FRAMINGHAM, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 22, 2024 / Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:XBIO) ("Xenetic" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing innovative immune-oncology technologies addressing hard to treat cancers, today announced that announced that Dr. Reid Bissonnette, Executive Consultant for Translational Research and Development at Xenetic participated in a Virtual Investor "What This Means" segment.
As part of the segment, Dr. Bissonnette discussed key highlights from the Company's recent positive data demonstrating DNase I significantly improves efficacy of anti-CTLA-4 immune checkpoint blockade in preclinical models of microsatellite stable/mismatch repair proficient (MSS/MMRp) colorectal carcinoma (CRC) which was presented at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 39th Annual Meeting. MSS/MMRp CRC represents approximately 85% of CRC patients, and for which immune checkpoint blockade agents have provided meager benefit.
The Virtual Investor "What This Means" segment featuring Xenetic is now available here.
About Xenetic Biosciences
Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing innovative immune-oncology technologies addressing hard to treat cancers. The Company's DNase platform is designed to improve outcomes of existing treatments, including immunotherapies, by targeting neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), which are involved in cancer progression. Xenetic is currently focused on advancing its systemic DNase program into the clinic as an adjunctive therapy for pancreatic carcinoma and locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors.
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