IMUNON Hosts R&D Day Highlighting Progress on OVATION 3 Study in Pursuit of First Frontline Immunotherapy for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

Investor event to provide update on pivotal Phase 3 study of IMNN-001 to be held in New York City on November 10, 2025

Program will feature presentations from ovarian cancer thought leaders, Phase 3 study investigators, oncology and statistical experts

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMUNON, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMNN), a clinical-stage company in Phase 3 development with its DNA-mediated immunotherapy, today announced that it will host an R&D Day for investors at the Harvard Club (35 West 44^th Street) in New York City on November 10, 2025, beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET.

The investor event will feature ovarian cancer thought leaders, principal investigators from the Company's Phase 3 OVATION 3 Study and Phase 2 minimal residual disease (MRD) clinical trial, conducted in partnership with Break Through Cancer Foundation, statistical experts and members of IMUNON's management team, delivering updates on new IMNN-001 data and discussing progress with the OVATION 3 Study and IMNN-001's potential role in transforming the treatment landscape for women with advanced ovarian cancer. There will be a live Q&A session and networking opportunities with the speakers and IMUNON management team following the formal presentations.

Featured Presentations and Speakers:

• Title: Advancing Ovarian Cancer Care: IMNN-001's Potential to Transform the Microtumor Environment from Cold to Hot in Phase 3
  
  

Presenter: Premal H. Thaker, M.D., David & Lynn Mutch Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Chief of Gynecologic Oncology, Director of Gynecologic Oncology Clinical Research, Professor in Gynecologic Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine

• Title: Unveiling Progress: Safety, Tolerability, and Translational Insights for IMNN-001
  
  Presenter: Amir Jazaeri, M.D., Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Director, Gynecologic Cancer Immunotherapy Program, Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  
  
• Title: OVATION 3 Probability of Success & the Statistical Properties of Phase 3 Trial Design
  
  Presenter: Giorgio Paulon, Ph.D., Director & Senior Statistical Scientist, Berry Consultants, LLC
  
  
• Title: Phase 3 OVATION 3 Trial Update
  
  Presenter: Douglas V. Faller, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer, IMUNON
  
  

To register to attend the event in person, please RSVP by clicking here.

About IMUNON

IMUNON is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on advancing a portfolio of innovative treatments that harness the body's natural mechanisms to generate safe, effective and durable responses across a broad array of human diseases, constituting a differentiating approach from conventional therapies. IMUNON is developing its non-viral DNA technology across its modalities. The first modality, TheraPlas^®, is developed for the gene-based delivery of cytokines and other therapeutic proteins in the treatment of solid tumors where an immunological approach is deemed promising. The second modality, PlaCCine^®, is developed for the gene delivery of viral antigens that can elicit a strong immunological response.

The Company's lead clinical program, IMNN-001, is a DNA-based immunotherapy for the localized treatment of advanced ovarian cancer that has completed multiple clinical trials including one Phase 2 clinical trial (OVATION 2) and is currently conducting a Phase 3 clinical trial (OVATION 3). IMNN-001 works by instructing the body to produce safe and durable levels of powerful cancer-fighting molecules, such as interleukin-12 and interferon gamma, at the tumor site. Additionally, the Company has completed dosing in a first-in-human study of its COVID-19 booster vaccine (IMNN-101). The Company will continue to leverage these modalities and to advance, either directly or through partnership, the technological frontier of plasmid DNA to better serve patients with difficult-to-treat conditions. For more information, please visit www.imunon.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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