BriaCell to Present Positive Clinical Data for Bria-IMT™ and Preclinical Data for Next Generation Bria-OTS+™ Personalized Immunotherapy at the 2026 AACR Conference
PHILADELPHIA and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ:BCTX, BCTXL)) (TSX:BCT) ("BriaCell" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel immunotherapies to transform cancer care, announces that it will present four posters at the 2026 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, taking place April 17–22 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. The presentations will include one poster featuring data from BriaCell's ongoing pivotal Phase 3 study of Bria-IMT plus an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT06072612), two posters highlighting further analyses of Phase 2 data, and one poster presenting preclinical data related to Bria-OTS+, BriaCell's next-generation personalized off-the-shelf immunotherapy for cancer. Abstracts will be published in the online Proceedings of the AACR.
"With four posters presenting positive clinical and preclinical data, we are expanding the body of evidence supporting the efficacy and favorable safety profile of our novel immunotherapy, with the goal of improving care for patients with cancer who remain in urgent need of new treatment options," stated William V. Williams, MD, BriaCell's President & CEO.
Session Title: Phase II and Phase III Clinical Trials
Session: 4/20/2026 2:00-5:00 PM
Location: Poster Section 52
Poster Board Number: 1
Poster Number: CT137
Title: QOL Outcomes in Bria-ABC Late-Stage Metastatic Phase 3 Trial
Summary: Heavily pretreated metastatic breast cancer patients in the pivotal Phase 3 study of Bria-IMT plus an immune check point inhibitor maintained overall health status and key functional measures with a favorable safety profile. These findings are encouraging because they suggest meaningful preservation of quality of life for late-stage metastatic breast cancer patients with limited treatment options.
Session Category: Clinical Research
Session Title: Vaccines and Other Immunomodulatory Agents
Session: 4/21/2026 2:00-5:00 PM
Location: Poster Section 49
Poster Board Number: 12
Poster Number: 6701
Title: Re-Engineering Cancer Vaccines: Bria-OTS+ Integrates Innate and Adaptive Immunity for Broad and Persistent Anti-Tumor Responses
Summary: Bria-OTS+ is a personalized off-the-shelf next-generation, genetically engineered whole-cell cancer immunotherapy platform designed for better efficacy and safety. Our findings indicated that Bria-OTS+ immunotherapy targeting breast, prostate, lung and melanoma activated key components of both the innate and adaptive immune system to broadly attack and destroy cancer cells. These include coordinated activation of CD4⁺/CD8⁺ T, NK, NKT and B cells, increased cytokine release and persistent immune competence without exhaustion – combating a known cause of cancer progression.
Session Category: Clinical Research
Session: 4/19/2026 2:00-5:00 PM
Location: Poster Section 42
Poster Board Number: 5
Poster Number: 1065
Title: Mitosis in Circulating Tumor Cells Correlates with Highly Aggressive Disease in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Session Category: Clinical Research
Session Title: Biomarkers Predictive of Therapeutic Benefit 1
Session: 4/19/2026 2:00-5:00 PM
Location: Poster Section 40
Poster Board Number: 19
Poster Number: 1025
Title: Monitoring PD-L1 in tumor macrophage fusion cells in blood identifies high PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor responses in metastatic breast cancer
Following the presentation, copies of the posters will be made available at https://briacell.com/scientific-publications/.
About BriaCell Therapeutics Corp.
BriaCell is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops novel immunotherapies to transform cancer care. More information is available at https://briacell.com/.
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Contact Information
Company Contact:
William V. Williams, MD
President & CEO
1-888-485-6340
[email protected]
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