Corporate News Blog - Compugen Announces New Data Indicating Potential of CGEN-15032
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LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / October 11, 2017 / Pro-Trader Daily takes a look at the latest corporate events and news making the headlines for Compugen Ltd (NASDAQ: CGEN), following which we have published a free report that can be viewed by signing up at http://protraderdaily.com/optin/?symbol=CGEN. The Company announced on October 09, 2017, the disclosure of positive research results indicating the potential of CGEN-15032 as a target for the development of first-in-class cancer therapy. The research was performed in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) School of Medicine, and suggests that CGEN-15032 may serve as an immuno-suppressive target within the tumor microenvironment. For immediate access to our complimentary reports, including today's coverage, register for free now at:
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Compugen Extends Multi-Year Immuno-Oncology Research Collaboration with JHU
The Company also announced the extension of its multi-year immuno-oncology research collaboration with JHU to include new additional targets discovered by Compugen which have the potential to serve as a basis for the development of cancer immunotherapy treatments.
Compugen entered into the research collaboration with JHU in December 2014. The collaboration focused on the evaluation of selected novel B7/CD28-like immune checkpoint candidates discovered by Compugen for the potential treatment of cancer.
Collaboration Provides Access to World-Class Immuno-Oncology Knowledge
Commenting on the disclosure of the positive research results, Anat Cohen-Dayag, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Compugen, mentioned that the data the Company has achieved with CGEN-15032, together with JHU, exemplifies the tremendous value of its collaboration, providing access to world-class immuno-oncology knowledge and expertise to successfully develop its immuno-oncology programs, and accelerate its path towards future human testing.
CGEN-15032 Presented at International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference
News releases suggests that the computational discovery and experimental validation of CGEN-15032 as a novel target for cancer immunotherapy was subject of both an oral and a poster presentation at the 3rd annual CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference, held in September 2017 in Mainz/Frankfurt, Germany.
About CGEN-15032
CGEN-15032 is a novel myeloid and epithelial immuno-oncology target discovered by Compugen's immune checkpoint discovery platform. CGEN-15032 is expressed on cancer cells and subsets of myeloid cells within the tumor microenvironment. Addressing the immuno-suppressive environment of the tumor through myeloid drug targets has the potential for developing treatments that may expand the patient population responsive to current treatments.
About Compugen Ltd
Founded in 1993, Compugen, a predictive drug discovery and development of first-in-class therapeutics for cancer immunotherapy Company, has a unique, broadly applicable, predictive discovery infrastructure, which is advancing a therapeutic pipeline aimed at harnessing the immune system to eradicate cancer. The Company's therapeutic pipeline consists of immuno-oncology programs against novel drug targets it has discovered, including T cell immune checkpoints and myeloid target programs. Compugen is headquartered in Holon, Israel.
Last Close Stock Review
On Tuesday, October 10, 2017, the stock closed the trading session at $3.95, climbing 3.95% from its previous closing price of $3.80. A total volume of 265.92 thousand shares have exchanged hands, which was higher than the 3-month average volume of 111.74 thousand shares. Compugen's stock price surged 21.54% in the last one month and 5.33% in the previous three months. The stock currently has a market cap of $201.97 million.
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