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Immutep Global Webcast
to Present New Data from 2020 ASCO Annual Meeting
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 27 May 2020 Immutep Limited (ASX: IMM; NASDAQ: IMMP) will host a global webcast on
Tuesday 2 June 2020 at 7.30am, Australia Eastern Standard Time (AEST) / Monday 1 June 2020 at 5.30pm, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Voigt, CSO and CMO, Dr Frederic Triebel and Director Clinical Development, Christian Mueller will provide an overview of the data from its ongoing Phase II TACTI-002 study and the first interim data from its
ongoing INSIGHT-004 Phase I clinical trial, as presented via virtual posters at the 2020 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Virtual Annual Meeting followed by analyst Q&A.
| Date & Time : | Tuesday 2 June 2020 at 7.30am, Australia Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | |
| / Monday 1 June 2020 at 5.30pm, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | ||
| Register : | Interested parties can register via a link to the webcast on the Company s website or via the following link: | |
| https://fnn.webex.com/fnn/onstage/g.php?MTID=e3e12b8438e569f2d7fa58d006d6e1163 | ||
| Questions: | Investors are invited to submit questions in advance via immutep@citadelmagnus.com. |
A replay of the webcast will be available after the event at www.immutep.com.
Immutep is a globally active biotechnology
company that is a leader in the development of LAG-3 related immunotherapeutic products for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease. Immutep is dedicated to leveraging its technology and expertise to
bring innovative treatment options to market for patients and to maximize value to shareholders. Immutep is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (IMM), and on the NASDAQ (IMMP) in the United States.
Immutep s current lead product candidate is eftilagimod alpha ( efti or IMP321 ), a soluble
LAG-3 protein (LAG-3Ig) based on the LAG-3 immune control mechanism. This mechanism plays a vital role in the regulation of the T
cell immune response. Efti is currently in a Phase IIb clinical trial as a chemoimmunotherapy for metastatic breast cancer termed AIPAC (clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT02614833); a Phase II clinical trial being conducted in collaboration with
Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) referred to as TACTI-002 to evaluate a combination of efti with KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in several different solid tumours (clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT03625323); a Phase I clinical trial being conducted in collaboration with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and
Pfizer Inc. referred to as INSIGHT-004 to evaluate a combination of efti with avelumab (clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT03252938); and a Phase I combination therapy trial in metastatic melanoma termed
TACTI-mel (clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT02676869).
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Additional LAG-3 products, including antibodies, for immune response modulation in
autoimmunity and cancer are being developed by Immutep s large pharmaceutical partners. Immutep is also developing an agonist of LAG-3 (IMP761) for autoimmune disease.
Further information can be found on the Company s website www.immutep.com or by contacting:
Australian Investors/Media:
+61 (0)406 759 268; cstrong@citadelmagnus.com
Garth Russell, LifeSci Advisors
+1 (646) 876-3613; garth@lifesciadvisors.com
This announcement was authorised for release by the CEO of Immutep Limited.
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