Celldex Therapeutics to Present Antibody-Drug Conjugate CDX-014 Preclinical Proof of Concept Data at AACR 2014


HAMPTON, N.J., April 3, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLDX) announced today that data from preclinical studies evaluating the anti-tumor activity of the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) CDX-014 will be presented at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2014 in San Diego, California, April 5-9. CDX-014 targets the protein TIM-1 (T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain), which is upregulated in several cancers, including renal and ovarian carcinomas.

Poster details: Abstract # 2649 entitled "Development of an Antibody-drug Conjugate Targeting TIM-1 for the Treatment of Ovarian and Renal Cell Carcinoma" will be presented on Monday, April 7, 2014 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. PT in the session "New Antibodies and Antibody Drug Conjugates," Hall A-E, Poster Section 31, Poster Board Number 10. The lead author is Lawrence J. Thomas, PhD, DABT, ATS, Senior Director Preclinical Research and Development of Celldex Therapeutics.

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Celldex is developing targeted therapeutics to address devastating diseases for which available treatments are inadequate. Our pipeline is built from a proprietary portfolio of antibodies and immunomodulators used alone and in strategic combinations to create novel, disease-specific therapies that induce, enhance or suppress the body's immune response. Visit www.celldex.com.



            

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