Compugen to Present at the CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference Next Month

HOLON, Israel, August 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGEN), a leader in predictive discovery and development of first-in-class therapeutics for cancer immunotherapy, announced today that CGEN-15032, a newly-disclosed novel myeloid and epithelial immuno-oncology target, will be the subject of both an oral and a poster presentation at the 3rd annual CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference taking place September 6-9, 2017 in Mainz/Frankfurt, Germany.

The presentation titled "Computational discovery and experimental validation of CGEN-15032 as a novel target for cancer immunotherapy" is scheduled as part of the session titled "Other checkpoint blocking and immunomodulating antibodies," on Friday, September 8, 2:00-3:45 pm CEST.

The poster will be presented during the "Checkpoint Blockade Therapy" poster session on Wednesday, September 6, 6:00-8:00 pm CEST (Abstract A146).

CGEN-15032 belongs to a portfolio of novel myeloid and lymphoid target candidates discovered by the Company that are expressed within the tumor microenvironment (TME) of multiple cancers. These targets were discovered using various discovery platforms developed by the Company, including the immune checkpoint discovery platform and immuno-modulatory protein discovery platforms. A number of these targets have demonstrated in vitro checkpoint activity, and a knockout mouse strain for one of them demonstrated reduced tumor growth inhibition in vivo relative to wild type mice. Furthermore, the reduced tumor growth was observed in both the knockout mice alone and when the mice were treated with an anti-PD-L1 inhibitor. Drug candidates against these targets could have the potential to treat both PD-1 responsive and non-responsive patients.

Additional information, not previously disclosed, about the Company's new myeloid and lymphoid targets can be found in an updated corporate presentation (slides 22-24; 44-48) posted on Compugen's website at http://www.cgen.com.

Following the presentation, the poster will be available on Compugen's website.

About Compugen 

Compugen is a therapeutic discovery and development company utilizing its broadly applicable predictive discovery infrastructure to identify novel drug targets and develop first-in-class therapeutics in the field of cancer immunotherapy. The Company's therapeutic pipeline consists of immuno-oncology programs against novel drug targets it has discovered, including T cell immune checkpoints and myeloid target programs. Compugen's business model is to selectively enter into collaborations for its novel targets and related drug product candidates at various stages of research and development. The Company is headquartered in Israel, with R&D facilities in both Israel and South San Francisco, CA. Compugen's shares are listed on NASDAQ and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CGEN. For additional information, please visit Compugen's corporate website at http://www.cgen.com.

Forward-Looking Statement 

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Company contact:
Elana Holzman
Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Compugen Ltd.
Email: elanah@cgen.com
Tel: +972(3)765-8124

SOURCE Compugen Ltd.