--Multiple Studies of DNAtrix Oncolytic Viruses to be Presented at the SNO Annual Meeting--

HOUSTON /PRNewswire/ -- DNAtrix, a leader in oncolytic virus immunotherapies for cancer, will present interim results from the ongoing Phase 2 trial of its oncolytic virus DNX-2401 (tasadenoturev) with pembrolizumab for patients with recurrent glioblastoma at the upcoming 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) which is being held in New Orleans, Louisiana from November 15th - 18th.

CAPTIVE / KEYNOTE-192 is a Phase 2 multicenter, dose escalation study evaluating a single intratumoral injection of DNX-2401 followed by standard dosing with pembrolizumab every three weeks to determine the optimal dose, safety, and efficacy in patients with recurrent glioblastoma. Preliminary results demonstrate that DNX-2401 with pembrolizumab is well tolerated, and associated with promising survival.

"I am excited by the early results of the trial. We have had some very remarkable responses.  If I had not done the case myself, I would not have believed the complete response we have seen in one of our patients," said Gelareh Zadeh, MD, Associate Professor at the Department of Surgery University of Toronto, and presenting author for the CAPTIVE / KEYNOTE-192 study.

"There are limited treatment options for patients with this devastating disease, and we are encouraged by the initial data showing safety and disease control with the combination of DNX-2401 and pembrolizumab," added Frank Tufaro, PhD, CEO of DNAtrix. "We are pleased that enrollment is nearly complete and we are looking forward to maturation of the survival data."

DNAtrix collaborators will present additional results from studies of DNX-2401 (a.k.a. Delta-24-RGD) and murine DNX-2440 (a.k.a. Delta-24-RGDOX), an oncolytic adenovirus expressing the immune modulator OX40 ligand.  Details of the presentations are as follows:

Interim results of a phase II multicenter study of the conditionally replicative oncolytic adenovirus DNX-2401 with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for recurrent glioblastoma; CAPTIVE Study (KEYNOTE-192)
Date: Saturday, November 17
Abstract Number: ATIM-24
Presenter: Gelareh Zadeh, MD, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Inflammatory reprogramming of gliomas using Delta-24-RGDOX and immunometabolic adjuvants
Date: Friday, November 16
Abstract Number: EXTH-27
Presenter: Teresa Nguyen, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Local oncolytic adenovirus treatment affects both the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system and provides an avenue for enhancing immunotherapies for GBM
Date: Friday, November 16
Abstract Number: EXTH-03
Presenter: Martine Lamfers, PhD, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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In Situ Autovaccination Mediated by Oncolytic Adenovirus Delta-24-RGDOX Induces Efficacious Immunity Against Metastatic Melanoma
Date: Saturday, November 17
Abstract Number: EXTH-30
Presenter: Hong Jiang, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Delta-24-RGD in combination with positive regulators of the immune synapsis for gliomas in adults and children
Date: Sunday, November 18
Oral Presentation: Juan Fueyo, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

For more information about ongoing DNAtrix clinical studies, visit the ClinicalTrials.gov website: NCT02798406 (DNX-2401 + pembrolizumab for recurrent glioblastoma), NCT03178032 (DNX-2401 for newly diagnosed pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, DIPG), and NCT03714334 (DNX-2440 for recurrent glioblastoma).

About DNX-2401 (Tasadenoturev)
DNX-2401 is an investigational oncolytic immunotherapy designed to treat cancer. DNX-2401 sets off a chain reaction of tumor cell killing by selectively replicating within cancer cells (but not normal cells), causing tumor destruction and further spread of the oncolytic virus to adjacent tumor cells. This process then triggers an immune response directed against the tumor. Previous studies demonstrated that DNX-2401 was well tolerated, provided clinical benefit, and extended survival for patients with recurrent glioblastoma.

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