PHILADELPHIA and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: BCTX, BCTXW) (TSX: BCT) (“BriaCell” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in targeted immunotherapies for cancer, has been selected to present four posters at the 2023 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting held from April 14 - 19, 2023 at Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.

The available abstract titles and texts are based on previously-disclosed patient data. However, the posters presented at AACR will contain refreshed survival updates, new patient data, and potential late-breaking discoveries.

Poster details include the following:

Poster 1:
Title: Whole cell antigen presenting immune stimulating cells (Bria-IMT) for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer
Session Title: Phase II Clinical Trials 1
Session Date and Time: Monday Apr 17, 2023 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Poster Section 47
Poster Board Number: 5
Abstract Presentation Number: CT143

Poster 2:
Title: Engineering semi-allogeneic whole cancer vaccines with enhanced immunogenicity for the treatment of advanced solid tumors
Session Category: Immunology
Session Title: Oncolytic Viruses, Anticancer Vaccines, and Other Immunomodulatory Therapies
Session Date and Time: Sunday Apr 16, 2023 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Poster Section 24
Poster Board Number: 5
Published Abstract Number: 685

The following two posters will be presented in a collaboration led by a team from Creatv MicroTech, Inc., an oncology diagnostic company.

Poster 3:
Title: Tumor macrophage fusion cells detected in the circulation of metastatic breast cancer patients is prognostic for rapid progression and death
Session Category: Clinical Research Excluding Trials
Session Title: Liquid Biopsies: Circulating Nucleic Acids and Circulating Tumor Cells 2
Session Date and Time: Monday Apr 17, 2023 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Poster Section 44
Poster Board Number: 24
Published Abstract Number: 2310

Poster 4:
Title: Micronuclei in circulating stromal cells correlates with PD-L1 expression and predicts progression in metastatic breast cancer
Session Category: Molecular/Cellular Biology and Genetics
Session Title: Targeting Replication Stress and the Immune Microenvironment
Session Date and Time: Sunday Apr 16, 2023 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Poster Section 11
Poster Board Number: 6
Published Abstract Number: 304

Following the presentations, copies of the posters will be posted on https://briacell.com/scientific-publications/.

The abstracts will be published in an online-only Proceedings supplement to the AACR journal Cancer Research on Friday, April 14, 2023.

About BriaCell Therapeutics Corp.

BriaCell is an immuno-oncology-focused biotechnology company developing targeted and effective approaches for the management of cancer. 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
info@briacell.com

Media Relations:
Jules Abraham
Director of Public Relations
CORE IR
917-885-7378
julesa@coreir.com

Investor Relations Contact:
CORE IR
investors@briacell.com