Wugen Begins First-in-Human Phase 1 Clinical Trial of WU-NK-101, its Lead Allogeneic Memory Natural Killer (NK) Cell Therapy for Patients with Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

— First Patient Dosed in this Global, Open-Label Study to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of WU-NK-101 in AML — — Wugen Earns FDA Orphan Drug Designation for WU-NK-101 for…

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Wugen Presents Initial Data from First-in-Human Phase 1/2 Trial of WU-CART-007 at the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2023 Congress

-- WU-CART-007 was well-tolerated in patients with R/R T-ALL/LBL, with low incidence of high-grade CRS and immune-related adverse events --  -- WU-CART-007 demonstrated preliminary evidence of anti-leukemic activity; achieved 57%…

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Wugen Announces Multiple Presentations at the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2023 Congress

-- First clinical data presented from WU-CART-007 program; data highlight promising safety profile and preliminary anti-tumor activity in patients with R/R T-ALL/LBL --   -- Additional clinical data showcase the…

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Wugen Appoints Industry Leader Mark Alles as Chair of the Board of Directors

-- Veteran biopharmaceutical executive Mark Alles brings more than three decades of global hematology and oncology experience, and significant corporate governance expertise -- ST. LOUIS, MO and SAN DIEGO, CA,…

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Wugen Presents New Preclinical Data Reinforcing Anti-Tumor Functionality of WU-NK-101 at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2023

-- Cytokine-induced memory-like (CIML) NK cells engaged and activated endogenous adaptive immunity in the tumor microenvironment (TME) --  -WU-NK-101 demonstrated PD-L1 and MHC-I checkpoint upregulation in solid tumor models- --…

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Wugen to Present Data on WU-NK-101 at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2023

-- Data demonstrate the potential of WU-NK-101 to reverse primary and acquired mechanisms of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) resistance -- ST. LOUIS, MO and SAN DIEGO, CA, March 29, 2023…

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Wugen Announces CEO Transition

-- Kumar Srinivasan Ph.D., M.B.A., Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer -- ST. LOUIS, MO and SAN DIEGO, CA, March 21, 2023 –Wugen, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a…

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Wugen Presents Data on WU-NK-101 in Combination with Cetuximab in Preclinical Models of Advanced Colorectal Cancer (CRC) at ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

-- WU-NK-101 overcomes limitations encountered with other adoptive cell therapies in solid tumors -- --WU-NK-101 exhibited robust trafficking, intra-tumor infiltration, and persistence in xenograft tumor models which were further enhanced…

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Wugen Presents Data Supporting Clinical Development of WU-NK-101 for Relapsed / Refractory AML at the American Society of Hematology’s (ASH) 64th Annual Meeting

-- Genetic tumor microenvironment (TME) signature identified as highly predictive of duration of response to cytokine-induced memory-like (CIML) NK cell therapy –  -- WU-NK-101 exhibited enhanced anti-tumor activity, robust bone…

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Wugen to Present at the Upcoming Jefferies London Healthcare Conference

SAINT LOUIS, MO and SAN DIEGO, CA, November 10, 2022 – Wugen, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a pipeline of allogeneic cell therapies to treat a broad range of…

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