Immuneering Launches Pancreatic Cancer Advisory Board

Immuneering Corporation (Nasdaq: IMRX), a clinical-stage oncology company seeking to develop and commercialize universal-RAS/RAF medicines for broad populations of cancer patients, today announced the formation of its Pancreatic Cancer Advisory Board. The advisory board, which comprises world-renowned oncology clinical researchers, will provide strategic medical and clinical guidance to the company as its pipeline, including lead clinical program IMM-1-104, continues to advance.

“We are delighted to welcome such an accomplished group of oncologists with significant clinical research expertise to our newly established pancreatic cancer advisory board,” said Ben Zeskind, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO of Immuneering. “Each member brings extensive oncology experience and knowledge of the patient journey that will be invaluable as we continue to advance IMM-1-104 further into clinical development. The formation of this board reflects the progress we are making in our efforts to develop better options for pancreatic cancer patients.”

The Company’s Pancreatic Cancer Advisory Board includes the following members:

• Tanios Bekaii-Saab, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
• Vincent Chung, M.D., FACP, Professor of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope
• Shubham Pant, M.D., Professor, GI Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Jordan Berlin, M.D., FASCO, Professor of Medicine, Director, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

See Immuneering’s website for additional information on the advisory board.

About IMM-1-104

IMM-1-104 aims to achieve universal-RAS activity that selectively impacts cancer cells to a greater extent than healthy cells, through Deep Cyclic Inhibition of the MAPK pathway with once-daily dosing. IMM-1-104 is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1/2a study in patients with advanced solid tumors harboring RAS mutations (NCT05585320).

About Immuneering Corporation

Immuneering is a clinical-stage oncology company seeking to develop and commercialize universal-RAS/RAF medicines for broad populations of cancer patients with an initial aim to develop a universal-RAS therapy. The Company aims to achieve universal activity through Deep Cyclic Inhibition of the MAPK pathway, impacting cancer cells while sparing healthy cells. Immuneering’s lead product candidate, IMM-1-104, is an oral, once-daily Deep Cyclic Inhibitor currently in a Phase 2a trial in patients with advanced solid tumors including those harboring RAS mutations. IMM-6-415 is an oral, twice-daily Deep Cyclic Inhibitor currently in a Phase 1/2a trial in patients with advanced solid tumors harboring RAS or RAF mutations. The company’s development pipeline also includes several early-stage programs. For more information, please visit www.immuneering.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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