Agenus to Host Investor Webcast to Review Late-Breaking Botensilimab and Balstilimab Data Presented at ESMO World GI Congress

LEXINGTON, Mass., June 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agenus (NASDAQ: AGEN), an immuno-oncology company with an extensive pipeline of therapeutics designed to activate the immune response to cancers and infections, today announced the Company will host a hybrid webcast to discuss botensilimab/balstilimab combination data in microsatellite stable colorectal cancer (MSS-CRC) presented earlier that day in a late-breaking oral presentation at the ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer in Barcelona, Spain. The webcast will take place on Wednesday, June 29 at 10:00 AM EST (4:00 PM local time) and will include the following speakers: Steven O’Day, M.D., Agenus’ Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anthony El-Khoueiry, M.D., Phase I Program Director at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck Medicine of USC, Dr. Manuel Hidalgo, Chief of the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and Dr. Heinz-Josef Lenz, M.D., Professor of Medicine and J. Terrence Lanni Chair in Gastrointestinal Cancer Research, Keck Medicine of USC Formal remarks will be followed by a Q&A session. For those attending in person, the webcast will take place at: AC Hotel by Marriott Barcelona Forum Gracia Room (3 rd Fl.) Paseo Taulat 278 Barcelona, Spain, 08019 Registration for the webcast can be accessed on the Investors section of the Agenus website at investor.agenusbio.com, as well as here . Following the webcast, an archived version will also be available on the website. About Agenus Agenus is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company focused on the discovery and development of therapies that engage the body's immune system to fight cancer and infections. The Company's vision is to expand the patient populations benefiting from cancer immunotherapy by pursuing combination approaches that leverage a broad repertoire of antibody therapeutics, adoptive cell therapies (through its subsidiary MiNK Therapeutics), and adjuvants (through its subsidiary SaponiQx). The Company is equipped with a suite of antibody discovery platforms and a state-of-the-art GMP manufacturing facility with the capacity to support clinical programs. Agenus is headquartered in Lexington, MA. For more information, please visit www.agenusbio.com and our Twitter handle @agenus_bio. Information that may be important to investors will be routinely posted on our website and Twitter. 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