ROCKVILLE, Md., May 04, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MacroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGNX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, as well as autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases, today provided a corporate progress update and reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.
“MacroGenics made steady progress across its pipeline of clinical and research-stage compounds during the first quarter of 2016,” said Scott Koenig, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO of MacroGenics. “The SOPHIA study, a Phase 3 trial of margetuximab, our Fc-optimized anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody, continues to enroll patients with metastatic breast cancer. Our immuno-oncology efforts, highlighted by the B7-H3 franchise, also progressed nicely. We anticipate sharing additional enoblituzumab monotherapy study data later this year. Further, our portfolio of innovative molecules was the subject of five poster presentations at the recent American Association of Cancer Research annual meeting.”
“MacroGenics made steady progress across its pipeline of clinical and research-stage compounds during the first quarter of 2016,” said Scott Koenig, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO of MacroGenics. “The SOPHIA study, a Phase 3 trial of margetuximab, our Fc-optimized anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody, continues to enroll patients with metastatic breast cancer. Our immuno-oncology efforts, highlighted by the B7-H3 franchise, also progressed nicely. We anticipate sharing additional enoblituzumab monotherapy study data later this year. Further, our portfolio of innovative molecules was the subject of five poster presentations at the recent American Association of Cancer Research annual meeting.”
