NewLink Genetics Announces Presentation of Two Abstracts at AACR

On March 1, 2017 NewLink Genetics Corporation (NASDAQ:NLNK), a biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing novel immuno-oncology therapies to patients with cancer, reported that two abstracts on the company’s indoximod program will be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (Free AACR Whitepaper) 2017 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C (Press release, NewLink Genetics, MAR 1, 2017, View Source [SID1234517927]).

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Clinical Trials Plenary Session: Abstract CT117 – Interim analysis of the Phase 2 clinical trial of the IDO pathway inhibitor indoximod in combination with pembrolizumab for patients with advanced melanoma, to be presented during the Novel Immuno-Oncology Agent Clinical Trials session, Tuesday April 4, 2017 10:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. ET.

Poster Session: Abstract 4076 – A novel prodrug of indoximod with enhanced pharmacokinetic properties, to be presented during poster session PO.ET05.01 – Mechanistic Understanding of Novel Anticancer Therapies, April 4, 2017 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. ET .
The complete text of Clinical Plenary Session abstracts that have not been selected for the press program will be posted online at 4:30 p.m. ET on Friday, March 31. The text of clinical trials abstracts that have been selected for inclusion in the press program will not be posted online until the date and time of presentation.

"We are honored to have been selected by the AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper) review committee for the Clinical Trials Plenary Session at the upcoming AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper) meeting," said Nicholas Vahanian, M.D., President and Chief Medical Officer. "We look forward to sharing the data from both of these abstracts."