SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 20, 2019
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
MARKER THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-37939 | 45-4497941 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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3200 Southwest Freeway Suite 2240 Houston, Texas |
77027 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(713) 400-6400
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | MRKR | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 20, 2019, Marker Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing an oral presentation on updated data from a Phase 1/2 trial in pancreatic cancer led by Baylor College of Medicine. The data will be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Immune Cell Therapies for Cancer: Successes and Challenges of CAR T Cells and Other Forms of Adoptive Therapy conference on July 20, 2019. The Company also will host a presentation following the conference on July 22, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. PST, the webcast of which will be available on the Investors section of the Company’s website at https://www.markertherapeutics.com. A copy of that press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company, whether made before or after today’s date, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific references in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release issued on June 20, 2019. |
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on this 20th day of June, 2019.
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MARKER THERAPEUTICS, INC. (Registrant) | ||
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BY: |
/s/ Anthony Kim | |
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Anthony Kim Chief Financial Officer | |
Exhibit 99.1
Marker Therapeutics to Report Updated Results from Phase 1/2 Trial with MultiTAA Therapy in Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Data selected for oral presentation during a plenary session at AACR’s Immune Cell Therapies for Cancer: Successes and Challenges of CAR T Cells and Other Forms of Adoptive Therapy Conference
Company to host investor event and webcast on Monday, July 22
Houston, TX – June 20, 2019 – Marker Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MRKR), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company specializing in the development of next-generation T cell-based immunotherapies for the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumor indications, today announced that updated clinical data from an investigator-sponsored Phase 1/2 trial led by Baylor College of Medicine were selected for oral presentation during a plenary session at the upcoming American Association for Cancer Research’s (AACR) Immune Cell Therapies for Cancer: Successes and Challenges of CAR T Cells and Other Forms of Adoptive Therapy conference. The data—which will also be presented in a poster session—will be reviewed by Brandon G. Smaglo, M.D., FACP, Assistant Professor, Medical Director of Hematology/Oncology at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Oral Presentation Details
Title: “Targeting pancreatic cancer using nonengineered, multiantigen-specific T cells (TACTOPS)”
Date: Saturday, July 20, 2019
Time (Plenary Session #1): 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. PST
Location: Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, CA
Poster Presentation Details
Title: “Targeting pancreatic cancer using nonengineered, multiantigen-specific T cells (TACTOPS)”
Date: Saturday, July 20, 2019
Time (Poster Session A): 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. PST
Location: Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, CA
Investor
Event
For those unable to attend the presentations at AACR, Marker will host a live investor event following the conference on Monday,
July 22nd at 1:30 p.m. PST in San Francisco featuring Dr. Brandon Smaglo, as well as Marker senior management. A live webcast of
the investor presentation will be available in the investors section of the Company’s website at https://www.markertherapeutics.com/ and
will be available for replay following the event.
About Marker Therapeutics, Inc.
Marker Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company specializing in the development of next-generation T cell-based immunotherapies for the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumor indications. Marker’s cell therapy technology is based on the selective expansion of non-engineered, tumor-specific T cells that recognize tumor associated antigens (i.e. tumor targets) and kill tumor cells expressing those targets. This population of T cells is designed to attack multiple tumor targets following infusion into patients and to activate the patient’s immune system to produce broad spectrum anti-tumor activity. Because Marker does not genetically engineer its T cells therapies, we believe that our product candidates will be easier and less expensive to manufacture, with reduced toxicities, compared to current engineered CAR-T and TCR-based approaches, and may provide patients with meaningful clinical benefit. As a result, Marker believes its portfolio of T cell therapies has a compelling therapeutic product profile, as compared to current gene-modified CAR-T and TCR-based therapies.
Marker is also advancing a number of innovative peptide- and gene-based immuno-therapeutics for the treatment of metastatic solid tumors, including the Folate Receptor Alpha program (TPIV200) for breast and ovarian cancers and the HER2/neu program (TPIV100/110) for breast cancer, currently in Phase 2 clinical trials.
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Forward-Looking
Statement Disclaimer
This release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this news release concerning the Company’s expectations, plans, business outlook or future
performance, and any other statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance
or other matters, are “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our intentions,
beliefs, projections, outlook, analyses or current expectations concerning, among other things: our research and development activities
relating to our non-engineered multi-tumor antigen specific T cell therapies; our TPIV200 and TPIV100/110 programs; the effectiveness
of these programs or the possible range of application and potential curative effects and safety in the treatment of diseases;
and, the timing and success of our clinical trials, as well as clinical trials conducted by our collaborators. Forward-looking
statements are by their nature subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially
from those stated in such statements. Such risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to the risks set forth
in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, 10-Q and other SEC filings which are available through EDGAR at www.sec.gov. The
Company assumes no obligation to update our forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, after the date of this press release.
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Investor
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Chiara Russo
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Media
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abonanno@soleburytrout.com
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