Chemokine Therapeutics Corp. And Wayne State University Collaborate To Expand Research Of CTCE-9908 Against Prostate Cancer

VANCOUVER, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Chemokine Therapeutics Corp. (the Company) , a biotechnology company developing chemokine-based therapies to treat cancer, blood disorders, cardiovascular, and infectious diseases, today announced that it has executed an agreement with cancer researchers at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Michigan, providing access to the Company's lead anti-cancer compound CTCE-9908 for a planned series of novel preclinical and in-vitro experiments. The studies will evaluate the ability of CTCE-9908 to inhibit the signaling and function of the CXCR4 receptor found on prostate cancer cells.

The CXCR4 receptor, present on many common cancers, has been observed to contribute to invasion of distant sites from the primary tumor, a process known as metastasis. Leading cancer researchers have demonstrated that high CXCR4 expression in cancer cells is correlated to tumor progression, high metastasis rate and low survival rate. The CXCR4 receptor is present on human prostate cancers cells as well as most other tumors, including lung, breast, colon, ovarian, bone, brain, and skin cancer. The Company's drug candidate CTCE-9908 targets the CXCR4 receptor and is part of a new generation of anti-cancer drug candidates that have the potential to both stop the spread of cancer (anti-metastasis) and slow the rate of cancer growth (anti- angiogenesis).

The Company recently announced the finding by Anti Cancer Inc. that demonstrated CTCE-9908 prevented prostate cancer metastasis by over 60% in an animal model.

The Company has completed a Phase I, dose-escalation clinical trial using CTCE-9908 to assess safety in healthy volunteers. The Phase I clinical study demonstrated CTCE-9908 was safe and well tolerated by the study subjects after a single dose. Further clinical trials using CTCE-9908 are being planned by the Company.

About Chemokine Therapeutics Corp.

Chemokine Therapeutics is a product-focused biotechnology company developing drugs that harness the therapeutic potential of stem cells through chemokine pathways. Chemokines are a class of proteins which signal biological responses from stem cells that play a critical role in the growth, differentiation and maturation of cells necessary for fighting infection, as well as tissue repair and regeneration. Stem cells are the master primitive cells that give rise to all of the cells and organs in the body. Chemokines are one of the major mediators of stem cell activity including stem cell growth, differentiation and maturation. Chemokine Therapeutics is a leader in research in this field. The Company has five products with two lead product candidates in clinical trials; CTCE-0214, for enhancing the immune system, and CTCE-9908, to prevent the spread of cancer and its continued growth. For more information, please visit its website at www.chemokine.net.

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For further information contact: Corporate Contact: Frederica Bell Edward Lewis Director, Investor Relations Public Relations Chemokine Therapeutics Corp. CEOcast, Inc (604) 827-3131 (212) 732-4300 fbell@chemokine.netElewis@ceocast.com

Chemokine Therapeutics Corp.

CONTACT: Corporate Contact: Frederica Bell, Director, Investor Relations,Chemokine Therapeutics Corp., (604) 827-3131, fbell@chemokine.net; EdwardLewis, Public Relations, CEOcast, Inc, (212) 732-4300, Elewis@ceocast.com

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