RE: Moditope Patent RNS23 May 2018 08:10
Scancell Holdings Plc
("Scancell" or the "Company")
Scancell announces grant of European patent for its Moditope� immunotherapy platform
Scancell Holdings plc, the developer of novel immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, confirms that following its announcement on 9 February 2018, the European Patent Office will grant a European Patent for the Company's Moditope� immunotherapy platform with effect from 13 June 2018.
The patent will provide broad protection for the Company's pipeline of Moditope� vaccines, including any citrullinated epitopes for the treatment of cancer, in all major European territories including: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and Turkey. Counterparts to this patent have been filed in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, South Africa and the US.
Professor Lindy Durrant, Chief Scientific Officer of Scancell, commented:
"This is a key patent for Scancell and endorses our work in identifying a new class of cancer vaccine capable of inducing potent immune responses to stress-induced post-translational modifications (siPTM), in this case, through citrullination of cellular proteins. We are now well positioned to develop a pipeline of new Moditope� therapies with the potential to address the unmet need across a broad range of hard to treat cancers including ovarian, triple negative breast cancer and sarcoma."