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Medicenna Therapeutics to Participate in the ROTH 4th Annual Healthcare Opportunities Conference
Globenewswire·2025-10-01 11:00

Core Insights - Medicenna Therapeutics Corp. is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing Superkines for cancer and autoimmune diseases [1][3] - Dr. Fahar Merchant, President and CEO, will participate in the ROTH 4 Annual Healthcare Opportunities Conference on October 8-9, 2025 [1][5] Company Overview - Medicenna specializes in novel, highly selective versions of IL-2, IL-4, and IL-13 Superkines, including first-in-class Empowered Superkines [3] - The company's long-acting IL-2 Superkine, MDNA11, has superior affinity toward CD122 and preferentially stimulates cancer-killing effector T cells and NK cells [3] - Bizaxofusp, an IL-4 Empowered Superkine, has been studied in five clinical trials with over 130 patients, including a Phase 2b trial for recurrent GBM [3] - Bizaxofusp has received FastTrack and Orphan Drug status from the FDA and FDA/EMA, respectively [3] - Medicenna is also developing early-stage BiSKITs™ and T-MASK™ programs aimed at treating immunologically "cold" tumors [3] Event Details - The ROTH 4 Annual Healthcare Opportunities Conference will feature 1-on-1 and small group meetings for institutional investors to interact with executive management [2][5] - The conference will take place at the Metropolitan Club in New York City [5]