Updated Phase 1 data demonstrate a 12-month overall survival (OS) of 71% and 18-month OS of 62% Company plans to discuss encouraging Phase 2 interim results with the FDA Company plans to submit Phase 2 data to a major medical conference in the second half of 2024 LEXINGTON, Mass. / Apr 12, 2024 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (NASDAQ: AGEN), a leader in discovering and developing novel immunological agents to treat various... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Apr 05, 2024 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in discovering and developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced its stockholders have approved a one-for-twenty reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding common stock, which will go into effect at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time on April 12, 2024. The reverse stock split is intended to give Agenus... Read More

FDA Grants Fast Track designation for BOT/BAL in metastatic, refractory colorectal cancer (CRC) patients who have failed 1 st and 2 nd line standard of care treatments Data from Phase 1 of BOT/BAL in refractory CRC showed durable ORR of 24% in patients with non-active liver metastases (NLM); Completed enrollment of randomized Phase 2 trial (n=230) Clinical data sets path for expansion opportunities in pancreas, lung,... Read More

Preclinical findings demonstrate superior pharmacological activity, offering a differentiated mechanism-of-action to enhance anti-tumor immunity in advanced solid cancers LEXINGTON, Mass. / Mar 06, 2024 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in discovering and developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced that the first preclinical data from BMS-986442 (AGEN1777)... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Mar 05, 2024 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in discovering and developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced that the Compensation Committee of Agenus’ Board of Directors granted inducement awards to Nils Eckardt, Kent Barnes, and Brian Greenblatt, in connection with their appointments as Chief Medical Affairs Officer, Head of Marketing... Read More

Conference Call on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. ET LEXINGTON, Mass. / Feb 29, 2024 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in discovering and developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced that the Company will release its fourth quarter and year end 2023 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, March 14, 2024. Agenus executives will host a... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Feb 26, 2024 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in discovering and developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced that Dr. Garo Armen, Chairman and CEO, will participate in a fireside chat and investor one-on-ones at the upcoming Leerink Global Biopharma Conference on March 11 th - 13 th in Miami Beach, Florida. The fireside chat will take... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Jan 31, 2024 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in discovering and developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced that Dr. Garo Armen, Chairman and CEO, will participate in a fireside chat and investor one-on-ones at the upcoming Oppenheimer Healthcare Conference on February 13 th - 14 th . The fireside chat will take place at 8:00 a.m. ET on... Read More

Botensilimab/Balstilimab (BOT/BAL) shows major tumor regression in 67.5% of Patients with Localized MSS Colorectal Cancer (CRC), a tumor typically unresponsive to IO therapy The study achieved durable elimination of ctDNA, a critical biomarker for cancer clearance and long-term disease-free survival LEXINGTON, Mass. / Jan 22, 2024 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in developing immunological cancer... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Jan 05, 2024 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in discovering and developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced that the Compensation Committee of Agenus’ Board of Directors granted, as of January 2, 2024 (“Grant Date”), inducement awards to Manuel Duenas and Benny Johnson in connection with their appointments as Head of Market Access and... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Jan 04, 2024 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in discovering and developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced that Dr. Garo Armen, Chairman and CEO, will participate in a fireside chat and investor one-on-ones at the upcoming B. Riley Virtual Healthcare Conference on January 18 th . The fireside chat will take place at 3:00 p.m. ET on... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Dec 20, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in discovering and developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced that data from an investigator sponsored trial (IST) evaluating botensilimab (BOT, multifunctional CTLA-4 immune activator) in combination with balstilimab (BAL, PD-1 antibody) in neoadjuvant colorectal cancer (CRC) will be... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Dec 11, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc . (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced it has triggered the second development milestone payment under its global licensing agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb for BMS-986442, an Fc-enhanced bispecific TIGIT antibody. Agenus will receive a $25 million cash payment from Bristol Myers... Read More

Conference Call on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. ET LEXINGTON, Mass. / Nov 07, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in discovering and developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced results for the third quarter 2023. Agenus executives will host a conference call and webcast at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss the results and to provide a corporate update.... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Oct 26, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced the Company will release its third quarter 2023 financial results via press release before the market opens on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. About Agenus Agenus is a leading immuno-oncology company targeting cancer and infectious diseases with a... Read More

U.S. BLA Filing in Microsatellite Stable (MSS) Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Planned for Midyear 2024 Potential Accelerated Filings for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer and Melanoma in 2025 Opportunity to Expand into Early-Stage Cancers Supported by Compelling Neoadjuvant CRC Data Live Webcast Today at 1:00 p.m. EDT LEXINGTON, Mass. / Oct 22, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in developing novel... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Oct 21, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (Nasdaq:AGEN), a leader in developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced expanded data from the company’s phase 1b study of botensilimab (BOT, multifunctional immune activator) in combination with balstilimab (BAL, anti-PD-1) in patients with advanced sarcomas. The results were presented in an oral presentation at the European... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Oct 10, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers today announced completion of the planned patient enrollment in ACTIVATE-Colorectal, a randomized Phase 2 trial in advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) evaluating the efficacy and safety of botensilimab (BOT) as monotherapy and in combination with balstilimab (BAL) or standard... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Oct 05, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced that the Company will host a corporate event to discuss advancements in its botensilimab/balstilimab (BOT/BAL) program at the upcoming European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Conference on Sunday, October 22, 2023. Agenus will provide updates from the... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Sep 01, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced that the Compensation Committee of Agenus’ Board of Directors granted, as of September 1, 2023 (“Grant Date”), inducement awards to Robin Taylor, Ph.D. in connection with his appointment as Chief Commercial Officer. The Compensation Committee... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass.LEXINGTON, Mass. / Aug 28, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced that Dr. Garo Armen, Chairman and CEO, will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: 2023 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference – Fireside chat presentation will be held in-person on Thursday, September 7th, 2023, at... Read More

Strategic Prioritization to Deliver Savings of $40M Through End of 2023 LEXINGTON, Mass. / Aug 23, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), a pioneer in immuno-oncology, today announced a strategic initiative to prioritize and focus resources to accelerate the development, registration, and commercialization of its flagship program botensilimab/balstilimab (BOT/BAL). Under this new plan, Agenus will... Read More

Successful production of STIMULON™ cpcQS-21, a cultured plant cell adjuvant with confirmed biochemical comparability to traditional bark extract-derived adjuvant Submission of Master File (MF) for STIMULON cpcQS-21 to the U.S. FDA for reference by partners as part of regulatory submissions Ongoing collaboration with Ginkgo Bioworks to drive innovation in SaponiQx's adjuvant pipeline through generative molecular design... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Aug 08, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in developing novel immunological agents to treat various cancers, today announced results for the second quarter 2023. Key accomplishments and highlights include: Botensilimab Update: Botensilimab/balstilimab combination data presented at ESMO-GI demonstrated median overall survival (mOS) of 20.9 months and a 23% overall... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Jul 28, 2023 / Business Wire / Immuno-oncology leader, Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), today announced a data update from the phase 1 expansion cohort of botensilimab (multifunctional CTLA-4 antibody) in combination with balstilimab (PD-1 antibody) for patients with advanced, refractory sarcomas has been selected for an oral presentation at the upcoming ESMO Congress, to be held October 20 – 24,... Read More

Company Announces Participation in BTIG Virtual Biotechnology Conference LEXINGTON, Mass. / Jul 26, 2023 / Business Wire / Immuno-oncology leader, Agenus (Nasdaq: AGEN), today announced the Company will release its second quarter 2023 financial results via press release before the market opens on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. In addition, Dr. Garo Armen, Chairman and CEO of Agenus, will participate in the following upcoming... Read More

Robin Taylor, MBA, Ph.D., Appointed Chief Commercial Officer Homa Yeganegi Appointed Chief Product Strategy and Global Medical Affairs Officer Stephanie Fagan Appointed Chief Communications Officer LEXINGTON, Mass. / Jul 20, 2023 / Business Wire / Immuno-oncology leader, Agenus Inc. (“Agenus”) (Nasdaq: AGEN), today announced the appointment of Robin Taylor, Ph.D., Homa Yeganegi and Stephanie Fagan to its executive team. The... Read More

Median Overall Survival of 20.9 Months for Patients Without Active Liver Metastases Surpasses the Recently Reported 12.9-Month Benchmark with Standard of Care in this Population LEXINGTON, Mass. / Jun 30, 2023 / Business Wire / Immuno-oncology leader, Agenus (Nasdaq: AGEN), shared promising data today from its Phase 1b trial on the botensilimab and balstilimab combination at a late-breaking session at the 2023 ESMO World... Read More

AGEN2373 is the first CD137 agonist antibody reporting single agent responses with no major toxicity Responses reported in patients with prostate cancer, ampullary carcinoma and metastatic vulvar squamous cell carcinoma No hepatic toxicities, grade ≥3 treatment-related adverse events, or dose-limiting toxicities were observed at doses up to 10 mg/kg LEXINGTON, Mass. / Jun 05, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus (Nasdaq: AGEN), a... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Jun 05, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus (NASDAQ: AGEN), a leading immuno-oncology company with a pipeline of immunological agents targeting cancer and infectious disease, today announced that its Annual Shareholders Meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET on June 12, 2023 and will be conducted in a virtual format only. Registration for attendees will start at 10:15 a.m. ET. To participate in the Annual... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / May 25, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus (NASDAQ: AGEN), an immuno-oncology company with an extensive pipeline of clinical and preclinical-stage cancer treatments, today announced that Dr. Garo Armen, Chairman and CEO, will participate in a fireside chat and investor one-on-ones at the upcoming Jefferies Healthcare Conference on June 8 th at the Marriot Marquis in New York. The fireside chat will take place... Read More

At a late-breaking presentation at ASCO-GI, botensilimab/balstilimab combination demonstrated a 63% 12-month overall survival rate in metastatic colorectal cancer patients who have failed a median of four prior treatments, more than double the survival rate reported for available treatments Botensilimab/balstilimab combination data update selected for late-breaking oral session at the ESMO-GI conference in June 2023 FDA... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / May 03, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leading immuno-oncology company dedicated to developing innovative treatments for cancer and infectious diseases, today announced a data update on botensilimab (multifunctional CTLA-4 antibody) in combination with balstilimab (PD-1 antibody) for patients with non-microsatellite instability-high metastatic colorectal cancer (non-MSI-H mCRC) has been... Read More

Oral presentation on Phase 2 trial evaluating balstilimab/zalifrelimab plus standard of care in advanced sarcoma Poster discussion on Phase 1 trial investigating AGEN2373 monotherapy in advanced solid tumors LEXINGTON, Mass. / Apr 26, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leading immuno-oncology company specializing in immunological agents for cancer and infectious diseases, today announced plans to present... Read More

Conference Call on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. ET LEXINGTON, Mass. / Apr 25, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leading immuno-oncology company specializing in immunological agents for cancer and infectious diseases, today announced the Company will release its first quarter 2023 financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Agenus executives will host a conference call and webcast at... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Apr 24, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus (NASDAQ: AGEN), a leading immuno-oncology company specializing in immunological agents for cancer and infectious diseases, today announced that Dr. Garo Armen, Chairman and CEO, will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: HC Wainwright BioConnect Investor Conference – Fireside chat presentation will be held in-person at NASDAQ Headquarters in New... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Apr 17, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leading immuno-oncology company specializing in immunological agents for cancer and infectious diseases, has been granted Fast Track Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the investigation of the combination of botensilimab (AGEN1181) and balstilimab (AGEN2034). The designation is for patients with non-microsatellite... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass. / Mar 30, 2023 / Business Wire / Agenus Inc. (Nasdaq: AGEN), an immuno-oncology company with a pipeline of immunological agents targeting cancer and infectious disease, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of 5 million shares of common stock of its subsidiary, MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. (“MiNK”), to shareholders of Agenus as of April 17, 2023 (the “Record Date”). MiNK is a... Read More

Data presented at plenary session of Society of Gynecologic Oncology Meeting Patients treated suffered from platinum resistant/refractory ovarian cancer Previous PD-(L)1/CTLA-4 combinations have reported only 3-10% responses in comparable patient populations 1,2 Findings consistent with botensilimab/balstilimab benefit in cold and refractory tumors across 9 different solid tumor cancers LEXINGTON, Mass. / Mar 27, 2023 /... Read More

Botensilimab plus balstilimab showed overall response rates of 23% in microsatellite stable colorectal cancer (MSS CRC), 50% in PD-(L)1 refractory non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and in seven additional metastatic, late-line cancers in a total of more than 300 patients Randomized Phase 2 trials in MSS CRC, melanoma, and pancreatic cancers are underway; a confirmatory phase 3 trial in MSS CRC is expected to be launched in... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass., March 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agenus (Nasdaq: AGEN), a clinical-stage company with a pipeline of therapies designed to activate the body's immune system to fight cancer and infections, today announced that it has cancelled its conference call on Monday, March 13 th to discuss its minority cash holdings at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in light of the government’s SVB deposit access announcement. About... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass., March 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agenus (Nasdaq: AGEN), a clinical-stage company with a pipeline of therapies designed to activate the body's immune system to fight cancer and infections, today announced that it will hold a conference call to provide detail and to answer any questions regarding its minority cash holdings at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) at 8:30 a.m. ET on Monday, March 13th. Conference Call... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass., Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agenus (Nasdaq: AGEN), an immuno-oncology company with a pipeline of immunological agents targeting cancer and infectious disease, today announced the Company will release its fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Agenus executives will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET that morning to... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass., Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agenus (Nasdaq: AGEN), a clinical-stage company with a pipeline of therapies designed to activate the body's immune system to fight cancer and infections, today announced plans to present updated data on its lead program botensilimab (Fc-enhanced anti-CTLA-4), at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 37th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, to be held March 25-28 in... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass., Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agenus (NASDAQ: AGEN), an immuno-oncology company with a pipeline of immunological agents targeting cancer and infectious disease, today announced that Dr. Garo Armen, Chairman and CEO, and Dr. Steven O’Day, Chief Medical Officer, will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: Guggenheim 5 th Annual Oncology Day – Fireside chat presentation will be held... Read More

Overall response rate (ORR) of 23% and disease control rate (DCR) of 76% in expanded cohort of 70 heavily pre-treated patients; data suggest superior benefit compared to what has been reported for standard of care and other investigational therapies Responses have been durable with 69% ongoing at data cut-off; median overall survival not reached Global, randomized Phase 2 trials of botensilimab/balstilimab in MSS CRC and... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass., Jan. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agenus (NASDAQ: AGEN), an immuno-oncology company with a broad pipeline targeting cancer and infectious disease, today announced that Dr. Garo Armen, Chairman and CEO of Agenus, and Dr. Steven O’Day, Chief Medical Officer, will participate in a virtual fireside chat at the B Riley Securities’ 2023 Virtual Oncology Conference on Wednesday, January 18th at 11:30am ET.... Read More

LEXINGTON, Mass., Dec. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agenus Inc . (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 present expanded data on botensilimab in combination with balstilimab at the American Society of Clinical Oncology – Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (ASCO-GI), to be held... Read More