GT Biopharma to Participate in the 10th Anniversary of the Innate Killer Summit
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GT Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GTBP), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company focused on developing innovative therapeutics based on the Company's proprietary TriKE® natural killer (NK) cell engager platform, today announced that Jeffrey Miller, MD1 from the University of Minnesota Medical School2 will participate as an expert speaker at the 10th Anniversary of the Innate Killer Summit being held March 3-5, 2025 in San Diego, CA.
10th Anniversary of the Innate Killer Summit
| Title: | Showcasing Advantages of Tri-Specific Killer Engagers to Turbocharge NK Recruitment & Potency |
| Date: | Tuesday, March 4, 2025 |
| Time: | 1:30 pm PT |
| Participant: | Dr. Jeffrey Miller, MD, Deputy Director, Masonic Cancer Center, Co-Leader Immunology Program at the University of Minnesota Medical School & Consulting Senior Medical Director, GT Biopharma |
Dr. Miller will speak to the mechanisms by which tri-specific engagers enhance NK cell activity, their unique ability to work synergistically with NK cells to improve cytotoxicity and increase cytokine release, and the preclinical and clinical data shown to date.
GTB-3650, GT Biopharma’s wholly owned second-generation TriKE, is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 dose escalation study in patients with hematological malignancies. Enrollment is proceeding as expected, marking consistent advancement in the trial which will evaluate GTB-3650 in up to approximately 14 patients (seven cohorts) with relapsed or refractory (r/r) CD33 expressing hematologic malignancies, including refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The company anticipates sharing initial data from the study in 2025. More details can be found on clinicaltrials.gov with the identifier: .
About GT Biopharma, Inc.
GT Biopharma, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of immuno-oncology therapeutic products based on our proprietary TriKE® NK cell engager platform. Our TriKE® platform is designed to harness and enhance the cancer killing abilities of a patient’s immune system’s natural killer cells. GT Biopharma has an exclusive worldwide license agreement with the University of Minnesota to further develop and commercialize therapies using TriKE® technology. For more information, please visit .
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1 Dr. Miller is the Consulting Senior Medical Director at GT Biopharma and holds stock and options in GTBP.
2 The University of Minnesota, pursuant to its license agreement with GT Biopharma, is entitled to receive royalties should commercial sales of GTB-3650 be realized. This interest has been reviewed and managed by the University of Minnesota in accordance with its conflict of interest policies.
