Iovance Biotherapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2017 Financial Results

Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:IOVA), a biotechnology company developing novel cancer immunotherapies based on tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) technology, today reported its fourth quarter and year-end 2017 financial results and provided a corporate update.

As quoted in the press release:

“We ended 2017 having completed significant accomplishments involving both manufacturing and clinical aspects of development of TIL as a viable commercial therapy. We developed a new manufacturing method, lasting 22 days and yielding a cryopreserved product, conducted a clinical study investigating the efficacy of this method, reported preliminary data showing responses from this generation 2 manufacturing method in late-line metastatic melanoma patients and subsequently selected this manufacturing method for all ongoing and future clinical trials for Iovance. We have also expanded our manufacturing capacity in the US, in commercial-ready suites, and built out our capacity in the EU. On the clinical front, we are currently running four studies to evaluate the potential breadth of utility of TIL therapy in multiple indications,” said Dr. Maria Fardis, Ph.D., MBA, president and chief executive officer of Iovance Biotherapeutics.

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