Phio Pharmaceuticals Announces Podium Presentations on INTASYL siRNA Lead Product Candidates PH-762 and PH-894
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Phio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PHIO) announced two podium presentations at the 11th Annual Immunotherapy of Cancer Conference in Munich, Germany on April 3, 2025. The presentations focus on their lead INTASYL siRNA product candidates:
1. PH-762: An INTASYL siRNA compound targeting PD-1, currently in clinical trials (NCT 06014086) as a neoadjuvant intratumoral therapy for cutaneous malignancies. The therapy has shown promising preclinical efficacy and favorable tolerability.
2. PH-894: An INTASYL siRNA compound that selectively silences BRD4, enhancing NK cell activation and proliferation without off-target effects, aimed at improving adoptive cell therapy.
The presentations will be delivered by Melissa Maxwell, Phio's Director of Research and Program Management, in Plenary Sessions 3 and 11 on April 3rd and 5th, 2025, respectively.
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- Clinical trial progress with PH-762 showing promising preclinical efficacy
- PH-894 demonstrates successful NK cell activation without off-target effects
- Multiple podium presentation slots secured at major industry conference
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- None.
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- To be presented at 11th Annual Immunotherapy of Cancer (ITOC) Conference in Munich, Germany
Marlborough, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - April 3, 2025) - Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: PHIO) is a clinical-stage siRNA biotechnology company developing therapeutics using its proprietary INTASYL® gene silencing technology to eliminate cancer. Phio today announced that podium presentations will be given on its two lead INTASYL product candidates, PH-762 and PH-894.
The ITOC conference provides a unique platform for the exchange of latest findings in immunotherapy of cancer to advance oncology drug development and delivery.
Melissa Maxwell, Phio's Director of Research and Program Management, was awarded two speaker presentations, as follows:
Plenary Session 3: New Targets and New Leads
Date and Time: April 3, 2025, 16.30 - 16.45 PM (CEST)
Title: Targeting PD-1 with self-delivering RNAi: preclinical advances and ongoing clinical evaluation in intratumoral Immunotherapy
PH-762, an INTASYL siRNA compound targeting PD-1, is being evaluated in an ongoing clinical trial (NCT 06014086) as a neoadjuvant intratumoral therapy for cutaneous malignancies, demonstrating promising preclinical efficacy, favorable tolerability, and the potential to enhance immune responses while minimizing systemic side effects.
Plenary Session 11: What Cellular Therapies Need to Work
Date and Time: April 5, 2025, 12.15 - 12.30 PM (CEST)
Title: Silencing BRD4 to increase NK cell activity for adoptive cell therapy: a novel self- delivering RNAi approach
PH-894, an INTASYL siRNA compound, selectively silences BRD4, a key regulator of gene expression. PH-894 enhances NK cell activation and proliferation without off-target effects, presenting a promising strategy to improve adoptive cell therapy.
About Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: PHIO) is a clinical-stage siRNA biotechnology company advancing its INTASYL® gene silencing technology focused on immuno-oncology therapeutics. Phio's INTASYL compounds are designed to enhance the body's immune cells to more effectively kill cancer cells. Phio's lead clinical program is an INTASYL compound, PH-762, that silences the PD-1 gene implicated in various forms of skin cancer. The on-going Phase 1b trial (NCT# 06014086) is evaluating PH-762 for the treatment of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma and Merkel cell carcinoma. PH-762 is a potential non-surgical treatment for skin cancers.
For additional information, visit the Company's website, www.phiopharma.com.
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Contact:
Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Jennifer Phillips: jphillips@phiopharma.com
Corporate Affairs
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