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Preliminary finding of stable disease in two out of three patients at 6 months in the first subject cohort Combination of Ampligen and Imfinzi continues to be generally well-tolerated with no severe adverse events or dose-limiting toxicities OCALA, Fla., Sept. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AIM ImmunoTech Inc. (NYSE American: AIM) (“AIM”) today announced positive preliminary data from the Phase 1b/2 study (“DURIPANC”) evaluating the combination of AIM’s Ampligen® (rintatolimod) and AstraZeneca’s anti-PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor Imfinzi® (durvalumab) in the treatment of late-stage pancreatic cancer. DURIPANC is an investigator-initiated, exploratory, open-label, single-center study. AIM previously announced that investigators at Erasmus Medical Center (“Erasmus MC”) in the Netherlands had completed the safety evaluation of subjects enrolled in the first dose level of the dose escalation design, finding the combination therapy to be generally well-tolerated with no severe adverse events or dose-limiting toxicities. That first cohort has now reached the pre-determined 6-month stability assessment timepoint and AIM is pleased to announce that two of the three subjects remain stable. The subjects will continue to be treated and receive formal assessment of progression every three months. The standard for calculating median progression-free survival (“PFS”) requires that 50% or more of the subjects have seen disease progression. Because 67% of the patients in the cohort evaluated at 6 months have remained stable, AIM cannot yet report on PFS. Two of the three subjects in the higher-dose second cohort of subjects also have stable disease, although they have not yet reached the 6-month stability assessment timepoint. Investigators continue to treat and monitor these subjects. Prof. Casper H.J. van Eijck, MD, PhD, Pancreato-biliary Surgeon at Erasmus MC and Coordinating Investigator for the DURIPANC study, commented: “First of all, we have observed improvements in quality of life and we saw no toxicity at all — with ‘quality of life’ recognized as an indicator of stable disease. As a comparison, approximately 80% of patients at Erasmus with similar disease, but who did not receive the treatment, showed disease progression after only three months. While this new data is extremely preliminary, it is also highly encouraging. To have multiple patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer who still have stable disease after six or seven months of maintenance therapy is remarkable — as is having stable disease for 15 or more months after starting FOLFIRINOX. Based on the changes we have seen in immune infiltration into metastatic lesions, I am optimistic that there is a chance that these patients could still have partial or complete responses to this therapy.” “Ampligen continues to demonstrate its synergistic potential as a combination therapy with checkpoint inhibitors and these data — following the positive data from the Dutch-government approved Early Access Program — underscore Ampligen’s potential for the treatment of late-stage pancreatic cancer, where there remains a significant and lethal unmet need,” commented AIM Chief Executive Officer Thomas K. Equels. Read more at ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05927142 — “Combining anti-PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab with TLR-3 agonist rintatolimod in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma for therapy effect” Learn more about the clinical collaboration between AIM, AstraZeneca and Erasmus MC. About AIM ImmunoTech Inc. AIM ImmunoTech Inc. is an immuno-pharma company focused on the research and development of therapeutics to treat multiple types of cancers, immune disorders and viral diseases, including COVID-19. The Company’s lead product is a first-in-class investigational drug called Ampligen® (rintatolimod), a dsRNA and highly selective TLR3 agonist immuno-modulator with broad spectrum activity in clinical trials for globally important cancers, viral diseases and disorders of the immune system. For more information, please visit aimimmuno.com and connect with the Company on X, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Cautionary Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”). Words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “continue,” “believe,” “potential,” “upcoming” and other variations thereon and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events or circumstances) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Many of these forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Data, pre-clinical success and clinical success seen to date does not guarantee that Ampligen will be approved as a combination therapy for late-stage pancreatic cancer. The Company urges investors to consider specifically the various risk factors identified in its most recent Form 10-K, and any risk factors or cautionary statements included in any subsequent Form 10-Q or Form 8-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 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HSINCHU, July 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Brain Navi announces the completion of its first case in Netherlands, which was successfully and safely performed at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Brain biopsy helps doctors decide the best treatment for the patient after taking a tissue sample from the brain, usually under general anesthetic. Continue Reading First case, the brain tumor biopsy, using NaoTrac in Erasmus MC, Netherlands NaoTrac reached to the lesion and neurosurgeon is taking out the tissue sample. To avoid long and frustrating registration process, NaoTrac incorporates machine vision technology, and finishes the patient and instrument registrations within 30 seconds to 3 minutes. It is an open platform, and the instrument registration is performed by the robotic arm automatically, much safer and faster. This milestone of Brain Navi from Netherlands comes only a few months after the company announced its completion of 100 clinical case using NaoTrac. "We are thrilled to be working with The Neurosurgery Department of Erasmus MC to demonstrate the value that NaoTrac could bring to Dutch market. Moving forward, we aim to expand our presence in other parts of Europe, introduce this novel technology to help more surgeons and patients." said Dr. Jerry Chen, the CEO of Brain Navi. Dr. Arnaud Vincent, the neurosurgeon from Erasmus MC also gave his feedback after the first surgery performed in the center. "The first surgery went very well, very easy, very quick, the procedure was less than an hour. The patient recovered very well and we have very precise biopsy of the tumor." About Erasmus MC: Erasmus Medical Center is the largest and one of the most trusted scientific medical centers in Europe. Both in terms of turnover and number of beds, the hospital is the largest of the eight university medical centers in the Netherlands. About Brain Navi: Brain Navi Biotechnology, a leading Taiwanese surgical robotic company, specializes in designing and developing innovative navigation and robotic surgery technologies. Their proprietary Surface Mapping Auto-Registration Technology (SMART) represents a significant surgical breakthrough, integrating machine vision, robotics, and AI for streamlined surgical procedures and real-time imaging, ensuring minimal invasive outcomes. NaoTrac's swift patient registration, and automatic surgical instrument registration enable surgeons to plan trajectories effortlessly, and the robot ensures precise autonomous navigation towards the desired target. SOURCE Brain Navi Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

MONDAY, July 8, 2024 -- In a trial involving patients with therapy-refractory cancer treated with approved targeted or immunotherapies, matched to their tumor molecular profile but outside their registered indications, those for whom a waiver was granted had similar serious adverse event rates and clinical benefit rates as those who did not receive a waiver, according to a study published online June 27 in Clinical Cancer Research . Jade M. van Berge Henegouwen, from Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and colleagues examined the impact of protocol waivers on treatment safety and efficacy in a multicenter, nonrandomized clinical basket trial treating patients with therapy-refractory cancer with molecularly targeted and immunotherapies outside their registered indications. All waivers granted were reviewed, analyzed in terms of safety and efficacy outcome, and compared to outcomes for patients who did not receive a waiver. Protocol waivers were granted for 82 of 1,019 eligible patients (8 percent) between Sept. 1, 2016, and Sept. 1, 2021. The researchers found that 45 percent of waivers were granted for general or drug-related eligibility criteria; other categories included out-of-window testing, treatment exceptions, and testing exceptions. Patients who did and did not receive a waiver had a similar serious adverse event rate (39 versus 41 percent). The clinical benefit (objective response or stable disease ≥16 weeks) rate was 40 versus 33 percent for patients with versus without a waiver. "The current data advocate that 'old' unnecessarily strict safety criteria should, where possible, be eliminated when setting-up new molecularly driven trials," the authors write. The trial was funded by multiple pharmaceutical companies.