Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. announced that the Company will present a poster at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019, which will be held from March 29–April 1, 2019 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: PHIO), a biotechnology company developing the next generation of immuno-oncology therapeutics based on its proprietary self-delivering RNAi (sd-rxRNA®) therapeutic platform, announced today that the Company will present a poster at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2019, which will be held from March 29–April 1, 2019 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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The details of the presentation are as follows:
Poster #: 1963
Poster Title: Feasibility and efficacy using self-delivering RNAi against TGFB1 to reduce TME immunosuppression
Session: Secreted Changes in the Tumor Microenvironment: Exosomes and Chemokines
Date and Time: Monday, April 1, 2019, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Hall B, Poster Section 6
The poster will be presented by Dr. Winnie Tam, Director of Pharmacology, and will also be available under the “Investors–Events and Presentations” section of the Company’s website, www.phiopharma.com, approximately one hour following the presentation.
About Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: PHIO) is a biotechnology company developing the next generation of immuno-oncology therapeutics based on its self-delivering RNAi (sd-rxRNA®) therapeutic platform. The Company’s discovery and research efforts are focused on developing sd-rxRNA therapeutic compounds to be used in the context of adoptive cell transfer by targeting checkpoints or other gene targets, or to be used in immunotherapy following intratumoral injection. We aim to maximize the power of our sd-rxRNA therapeutic compounds by weaponizing therapeutic immune effector cells to attack cancer, and to make tumors more susceptible to such attacks, and ultimately provide patients battling cancers with a powerful new treatment option that goes beyond current treatment modalities. For additional information, visit the Company’s website, www.phiopharma.com.
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Company Codes: NASDAQ-NMS:PHIO
