MacroGenics Announces Presentation at ASCO Annual Meeting 2015

Company to Present Updated Findings From Its Phase 1 Study of Margetuximab


ROCKVILLE, Md., May 13, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MacroGenics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MGNX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, as well as autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases, today announced that clinical data from its Phase 1 study of margetuximab will be presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), which is being held from May 29 to June 2, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois.

MacroGenics will participate in the following poster session:

Title: Updated findings of a first-in-human, phase I study of margetuximab (M), an Fc-optimized chimeric monoclonal antibody (MAb), in patients (pts) with HER2-positive advanced solid tumors
Poster Time: Saturday, May 30, 2015, from 8:00 - 11:30 AM (CT)
Location: S Hall A
Track: Breast Cancer
Poster Board Number: 11
Abstract Number: 523
Presented by: Howard A. Burris, M.D.
Additional abstract details can be found at abstracts.asco.org.

A poster discussion session that will include the above poster will take place on Saturday, May 30, 2015, from 1:15 - 2:30pm (CT) at N Hall B1.

About Margetuximab

Margetuximab is an antibody that targets HER2-expressing tumors, including certain types of breast and gastroesophageal cancers. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, or HER2, is critical for the growth of many types of tumors. Using its Fc-Optimization platform, the Company has engineered the constant region, or Fc-region, of margetuximab to increase margetuximab's ability to kill tumor cells through an Fc-dependent mechanism, including antibody dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity, or ADCC. In 2015, MacroGenics plans to commence a Phase 3 potential registration clinical trial with margetuximab called "SOPHIA" in patients with metastatic breast cancer expressing HER2 at the 3+ level by immunohistochemistry (IHC) or 2+ level by IHC with gene amplification and for whom therapy with other HER2-directed therapeutic agents has failed. The Company also plans to commence an exploratory Phase 1/2 study combining margetuximab with another immuno-oncology therapeutic in patients with gastroesophageal cancer.

About MacroGenics, Inc.

MacroGenics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, as well as autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases. The company generates its pipeline of product candidates from its proprietary suite of next-generation antibody-based technology platforms. The combination of MacroGenics' technology platforms and protein engineering expertise has allowed the Company to generate promising product candidates and enter into several strategic collaborations with global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. For more information, please see the Company's website at www.macrogenics.com. MacroGenics is a registered trademark of MacroGenics, Inc.

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