AMES, Iowa, June 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewLink Genetics Corporation (Nasdaq:NLNK) announces that its HyperAcute® Pancreas (algenpantucel-L) Immunotherapy will be featured today in a poster presentation (abstract number 4049) at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2012 Annual Meeting being held in Chicago, IL. The abstract entitled “Addition of algenpantucel-L immunotherapy to standard of care (SOC) adjuvant therapy for pancreatic cancer” will be shown in S Hall A2 from 8:00AM to 12:00PM . The study results show 37%, 59% and 121% improvement in 1-, 2- and 3-year survival, respectively, as compared to standard-of-care.
