immatics and Roche Sign Cancer Vaccine and Immunotherapy Collaboration

immatics and Roche Sign Cancer Vaccineimmatics and Roche Sign Cancer Vaccine and Immunotherapy Collaboration PR Newswire TUEBINGEN, Germany, and BASEL, Switzerland, November 13, 2013 Collaboration spans the discovery, development and commercialisation of cancer vaccines and other cancer immunotherapies in gastric, lung and prostate cancer immatics biotechnologies GmbH and Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced a strategic research and development collaboration covering multiple cancer vaccines and immunotherapeutics. The agreement will focus on the research, clinical development and commercialisation of a number of new tumour-associated peptide (TUMAP)-based cancer vaccine candidates and other immunotherapies in oncology, targeting primarily gastric, prostate and non-small cell lung cancer. The most advanced cancer vaccine candidate covered by the agreement is IMA942, for the treatment of gastric cancer, which is ready for phase I trials. Roche will be responsible for the clinical development and commercialisation of all of the immunotherapies generated by immatics as a result of this collaboration. In parallel with the clinical development of IMA942 by Roche, immatics will conduct research on behalf of Roche using its unique XPRESIDENT® technology platform to identify novel and relevant TUMAP candidates for the development of cancer vaccines and other compounds targeting cancer peptide antigens, primarily in gastric, prostate and non-small cell lung cancer.