SHANGHAI, China and CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cellular Biomedicine Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CBMG) (“CBMG” or the “Company”), a biomedicine firm engaged in the development of effective treatments for degenerative and cancerous diseases, today announced that it would provide a meaningful update on its CD20 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) Phase IIa trial in Advanced, Refractory or Relapsed Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) at the upcoming 4th International Conference on Translational Medicine to be held on October 26-28, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Title: Treatment of CD20-directed chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cells in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: An early Phase IIa trial report
Scientific Program: October 26, 2015 16:15-16:40 EDT
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Baltimore - BWI Airport, Chesapeake Hall
Presenter: Yihong Yao, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Cellular Biomedicine Group
Full details of the presented data will be available on the Company’s website following the presentation.
About Cellular Biomedicine Group
Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. develops proprietary cell therapies for the treatment of certain degenerative and cancerous diseases. Our developmental stem cell and Immuno-Oncology projects are the result of research and development by scientists and doctors from China and the United States. Our GMP facilities in China, consisting of nine independent cell production lines, are designed, certified and managed according to U.S. standards. To learn more about CBMG, please visit: www.cellbiomedgroup.com
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