BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ:BCTX, BCTXW))) (TSX:BCT) (“BriaCell” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in targeted immunotherapies for advanced breast cancer, announces that it has recruited two additional clinical sites for screening and enrolling advanced breast cancer patients in the Phase I/IIa combination study of BriaCell’s lead candidate, Bria-IMT™, with Incyte’s checkpoint inhibitor, retifanlimab, and its immunomodulator, epacadostat. The additional clinical sites include the following: 1) Atlantic Health System, Morristown, New Jersey, and 2) Tranquil Clinical Research, Webster, Texas.
BriaCell’s clinical sites work closely with Cancer Insight, LLC to manage the clinical and regulatory aspects of the Phase I/IIa clinical trial in advanced breast cancer on behalf of BriaCell. The following clinical sites are now open and actively enrolling patients:
- Atlantic Health System, Morristown, New Jersey
- Tranquil Clinical and Research, Webster, Texas
- Mary Crowley Cancer Research center, Dallas, Texas
- St. Joseph Health-Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, California
- Cancer Center of Kansas, Wichita, Kansas
“These outstanding clinical sites greatly expand our geographical reach allowing more patients to access our innovative therapies as part of our ongoing study,” stated Dr. Bill Williams, BriaCell’s President and CEO. “There is an urgent need for well-tolerated and effective treatments for advanced breast cancer patients, and we look forward to working with the leading oncologists and care providers at these clinical sites to make these treatments available.”