Genprex
(NASDAQ: GNPX), a clinical-stage gene therapy company utilizing a unique,
non-viral proprietary platform designed to deliver tumor suppressor genes to
cancer cells, today announced that, in a recent study, independent researchers
reported that TUSC2, a tumor suppressor gene and the active agent in Genprex’s
Oncoprex(TM) immunogene therapy, is a potential target and biomarker for
thyroid carcinoma. Genprex has no affiliation with these researchers. The
study, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, reports
that TUSC2 overexpression decreased thyroid cancer proliferation, migration and
invasion. “We continue to be encouraged by data resulting from studies
conducted at multiple research institutions suggesting that TUSC2 may be an
effective treatment for many types of cancer, now including thyroid cancer,”
Genprex Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rodney Varner said in the news
release.
To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/X5uiL
About Genprex, Inc.
Genprex, Inc. is a clinical-stage gene therapy company
developing potentially life-changing technologies for cancer patients based
upon a unique proprietary technology platform. Genprex’s platform technologies
are designed to administer cancer-fighting genes by encapsulating them into
nanoscale hollow spheres called nanovesicles, which are then administered
intravenously and taken up by tumor cells where they express proteins that are
missing or found in low quantities. The company’s lead product candidate,
Oncoprex(TM) immunogene therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”), has a
multimodal mechanism of action whereby it has been shown to interrupt cell
signaling pathways that cause replication and proliferation of cancer cells,
re-establish pathways for apoptosis, or programmed cell death, in cancer cells,
and modulate the immune response against cancer cells. Oncoprex has also been
shown to block mechanisms that create drug resistance. In January 2020, the FDA
granted Fast Track Designation for Oncoprex(TM) imunogene therapy for NSCLC in
combination therapy with AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso(R). For more information,
please visit the company’s website at www.Genprex.com.
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