PHILADELPHIA and OXFORD, U.K., May 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq:ADAP), a leader in T-cell therapy to treat cancer, will release updated data from ongoing clinical studies at the annual ASCO meeting at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.

Data from the ongoing pilot study of NY-ESO SPEAR T-cells in myxoid/round cell liposarcoma (MRCLS) will be presented during an oral presentation by Dr. Sandra P. D’Angelo of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE:GSK) (NYSE:GSK) exercised its option to exclusively license the right to research, develop, and commercialize NY‑ESO SPEAR T-cell therapy program in September 2017. Transition of this program to GSK is ongoing. 

In addition, data from Adaptimmune’s ongoing MAGE‑A10 pilot studies will be presented at a poster session.

Oral presentation of updated MRCLS data:

• Title: Pilot Study of NY-ESO-1^c259T Cells in Advanced Myxoid/Round Cell Liposarcoma
• Abstract #: 3005
• Oral session: Developmental Therapeutics—Immunotherapy
• Date: Saturday June 2, 2018
• Time: 4:24 PM – 4:36PM (CDT)
• Location: McCormick Place South, Hall B1

Poster presenting MAGE-A10 safety data

• Title: Initial safety assessment of MAGE-A10^c796TCR T-cells in two clinical trials
• Abstract #: 3056
• Poster session: Developmental Therapeutics—Immunotherapy
• Date: Monday June 4, 2018
• Time: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM (CDT)
• Location: McCormick Place South, Hall A

About Adaptimmune
Adaptimmune is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel cancer immunotherapy products. The Company’s unique SPEAR (Specific Peptide Enhanced Affinity Receptor) T‑cell platform enables the engineering of T-cells to target and destroy cancer, including solid tumors. Adaptimmune is currently conducting clinical trials with SPEAR T-cells targeting MAGE-A4, -A10, and AFP across several solid tumor indications. GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE:GSK) (NYSE:GSK) exercised its option to exclusively license the right to research, develop, and commercialize Adaptimmune’s NY-ESO SPEAR T-cell therapy program in September 2017. Transition of this program to GSK is ongoing. The Company is located in Philadelphia, USA and Oxfordshire, U.K. For more information, please visit http://www.adaptimmune.com

Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA). These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, and include, without limitation: the success, cost and timing of our product development activities and clinical trials and our ability to successfully advance our TCR therapeutic candidates through the regulatory and commercialization processes. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to our business in general, we refer you to our Quarterly Report filed on form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 9, 2018 and our other SEC filings. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date the statements were made and we do not undertake any obligation to update such forward‑looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. 

Adaptimmune Contacts:

Media Relations:
Sébastien Desprez – VP, Communications and Investor Relations
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Investor Relations:
Juli P. Miller, Ph.D. – Director, Investor Relations
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