Poster highlights potential predictive biomarker for therapeutic response in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

MAIA Biotechnology, Inc., (NYSE:MAIA) ("MAIA", the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing targeted immunotherapies for cancer, today announced that an abstract detailing a potential predictive biomarker for THIO treatment was selected for poster presentation at the European Lung Cancer Congress 2025 (ELCC 2025) taking place, March 26-29, in Paris, France. ELCC is a program of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).

"We are proud to join ELCC 2025, a premier conference focused directly on the science of thoracic oncology," said Vlad Vitoc, M.D., CEO of MAIA. "Our poster features our latest findings on cytokine Interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a potential predictive immune response biomarker for THIO sequenced with a checkpoint inhibitor. Predictive biomarkers can further illuminate THIO's unique mechanisms of action which have shown exceptional efficacy in our Phase 2 clinical trial."

Presentation details:
Title:		Phase 2 Study of Telomere-Targeting Agent THIO Sequenced by Cemiplimab in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Resistant Advanced NSCLC: Interleukin-6 as a Potential Predictive Biomarker
Abstract number:		997
Date:		March 28, 2025
Time:		12:00 p.m. CET
Presenter:		Tomasz Jankowski, M.D., Ph.D. – Lead investigator for THIO-101 Phase 2 clinical trial
Poster access:		MAIA's poster will be available at maiabiotech.com/publications on March 28, 2025

The European Lung Cancer Congress is a collaborative effort of the most important multidisciplinary societies representing thoracic oncology specialists, working together to advance science, disseminate education and improve the practice of lung cancer specialists worldwide.

About Ateganosine

Ateganosine (THIO, 6-thio-dG or 6-thio-2'-deoxyguanosine) is a first-in-class investigational telomere-targeting agent currently in clinical development to evaluate its activity in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Telomeres, along with the enzyme telomerase, play a fundamental role in the survival of cancer cells and their resistance to current therapies. The modified nucleotide 6-thio-2'-deoxyguanosine induces telomerase-dependent telomeric DNA modification, DNA damage responses, and selective cancer cell death. Ateganosine-damaged telomeric fragments accumulate in cytosolic micronuclei and activates both innate (cGAS/STING) and adaptive (T-cell) immune responses. The sequential treatment with ateganosine followed by PD-(L)1 inhibitors resulted in profound and persistent tumor regression in advanced, in vivo cancer models by induction of cancer type–specific immune memory. Ateganosine is presently developed as a second or later line of treatment for NSCLC for patients that have progressed beyond the standard-of-care regimen of existing checkpoint inhibitors.

About MAIA Biotechnology, Inc.

MAIA is a targeted therapy, immuno-oncology company focused on the development and commercialization of potential first-in-class drugs with novel mechanisms of action that are intended to meaningfully improve and extend the lives of people with cancer. Our lead program is ateganosine, a potential first-in-class cancer telomere targeting agent in clinical development for the treatment of NSCLC patients with telomerase-positive cancer cells. For more information, please visit www.maiabiotech.com.

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MAIA Biotechnology Announces Poster Presentation at ESMO's European Lung Cancer Congress 2025