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Issued on behalf of Oncolytics Biotech Inc. VANCOUVER, BC., Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- USANewsGroup.com News Commentary – As the global oncology clinical trials market surges toward a projected $25.61 billion valuation by 2035[1], a structural rotation is favoring 'registration-ready' platforms that demonstrate exceptional efficacy and pivotal-trial alignment with 2026's evolving FDA regulatory frameworks[2]. Investors are increasingly prioritizing late-stage and newly commercial companies poised for rapid maturation as sector fundamentals strengthen. This structural shift creates a window for Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCY), BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX), MAIA Biotechnology (NYSE-A: MAIA), Acrivon Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ACRV), and ImmunityBio (NASDAQ: IBRX). With 2026 set to be a banner year for M&A as buyers facing patent cliffs compete for a limited pool of late-stage assets[3], companies demonstrating disciplined pivotal execution and FDA alignment command asymmetric upside in an environment where executive infrastructure determines valuation floors. Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCY) is strengthening its operational and clinical leadership as it advances pelareorep toward multiple registration-directed programs in gastrointestinal cancers. The company recently announced the appointments of John McAdory as Executive Vice President of Strategy and Operations and Yujun Wu as Vice President, Head of Biostatistics, bringing deep expertise in late-stage oncology trial execution and regulatory strategy. McAdory joins from CG Oncology, where he served as Vice President of Clinical Operations leading late-stage development programs for oncolytic virus therapies. Wu arrives from Morphic Therapeutic, where he headed Biostatistics through the company's acquisition by Eli Lilly, and previously led statistical strategy for multiple Phase 3 oncology programs at Takeda. Both executives bring direct experience navigating complex registration trials and global regulatory interactions. "John's background running complex, late-stage oncology trials makes him exceptionally well-suited to lead Oncolytics' next phase of execution," said Jared Kelly, CEO of Oncolytics Biotech. "As we progress toward pivotal and registration-enabling studies in anal, pancreatic, and colorectal cancers, his experience will be critical to ensuring disciplined execution, speed, and regulatory alignment." These appointments complete a transformative executive team buildout following Kelly's promotion to CEO last year and the addition of Chief Business Officer Andrew Aromando. They were both crucial contributors to Ambrx Biopharma's $2 billion acquisition by Johnson & Johnson. Oncolytics also recently expanded its Scientific Advisory Board with globally recognized experts from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and MD Anderson Cancer Center, positioning the company for accelerated clinical development across multiple indications. The company recently announced breakthrough efficacy data showing pelareorep achieved a 33% objective response rate in second-line KRAS-mutant microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer patients when combined with standard chemotherapy. This triples the historical 6-11% response rate for chemotherapy alone in this difficult-to-treat patient population. The company is also advancing pelareorep toward potential accelerated approval in anal cancer after reporting third-line data that achieved a 29% objective response rate, nearly tripling historical benchmarks in a setting with no FDA-approved treatment options. The median duration of response reached approximately 17 months. Second-line or later results were equally compelling, with pelareorep achieving a 30% response rate, more than doubling the 13.8% benchmark for the only FDA-approved immunotherapy in this setting. The median duration of response of 15.5 months compared to 9.5 months for standard care demonstrates pelareorep's ability to deliver durable clinical benefit in patients with limited treatment options. Oncolytics has also secured FDA alignment on its Phase 3 study design for pelareorep in first-line metastatic pancreatic cancer, positioning it to launch the only immunotherapy registration trial currently planned for this disease. This regulatory milestone clears the path for initiating a pivotal study in one of oncology's most challenging therapeutic areas. CONTINUED… Read this and more news for Oncolytics Biotech at: In other recent industry developments and happenings in the market include: BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) received FDA Fast Track designation for BNT113, an investigational mRNA cancer immunotherapy, for the treatment of patients with human papillomavirus type 16 positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) expressing PD-L1. The designation was granted based on preliminary safety and efficacy data from the ongoing pivotal Phase 2/3 AHEAD-MERIT clinical trial evaluating BNT113 in combination with pembrolizumab versus pembrolizumab monotherapy as first-line treatment in patients with unresectable recurrent or metastatic HPV16+ HNSCC expressing PD-L1, a cancer type with limited treatment options where patients experience median overall survival of 20.7 months under current standard of care. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is the seventh most common cancer type worldwide with increasing global incidence, with about one third of cases being HPV-positive and approximately 90% of oropharyngeal cancers driven by HPV16. BNT113 is designed to induce HPV16-specific anti-tumor immune responses by encoding the E6 and E7 proteins of HPV16 that are frequently found in HPV16+ solid tumors, with the FDA Fast Track designation enabling more frequent engagement with the FDA to support development and expedite regulatory review of this novel HPV-targeted chemotherapy-free treatment option. MAIA Biotechnology (NYSE-A: MAIA) advanced ateganosine into pivotal development with high probability of technical success based on exceptional efficacy data in third-line non-small cell lung cancer. The telomere-targeting agent secured FDA Fast Track designation and represents the first and only direct telomere-targeting anticancer therapy in clinical development, targeting an estimated $50+ billion global immunotherapy market. " MAIA's strong clinical execution in 2025 delivered exceptional efficacy data for ateganosine sequenced with a checkpoint inhibitor, including disease control, response rates, and survival data well above standard of care benchmarks," said Vlad Vitoc, M.D., founder and CEO of MAIA. "The results clearly differentiate our novel telomere-targeting science and support the U.S. FDA's Fast Track designation granted in 2025, positioning ateganosine for potential eligibility under the Accelerated Approval and Priority Review regulatory pathways." The company advanced concurrent Phase 3 and Phase 2 expansion trials targeting potential early commercial approval within 18 to 24 months. MAIA Biotechnology received a $2.3 million NIH grant supporting U.S. patient enrollment and is advancing second-generation molecules into Phase 1 development with enhanced expected efficacy. Acrivon Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ACRV) announced positive data from its ACR-368 Phase 2b registrational-intent trial showing 39% overall response rate in endometrial cancer with 52% confirmed response rate in serous subtype patients with up to two prior lines of therapy. The company submitted EU Clinical Trial Application for Arm 3 enrollment across more than 20 European sites in four major countries, with enrollment completion expected in Q4 2026. "We are pleased with tangible progress accelerating across multiple high-value opportunities," said Peter Blume-Jensen, M.D., Ph.D., CEO of Acrivon. "We are particularly excited by the observation from our ongoing ACR-368 Phase 2 trial that subjects with serous endometrial cancer with up to two prior lines of therapy are showing over 50% confirmed response rate. This provides an attractive opportunity for rapid Arm 3 enrollment without the need for a pretreatment biopsy, both in the US and more than 20 newly selected sites in major EU countries." Acrivon Therapeutics has submitted a Phase 3 confirmatory protocol to the FDA for ACR-368 combined with anti-PD-1 therapy in frontline endometrial cancer based on strong preclinical synergy data. The company also reported initial ACR-2316 Phase 1 data showing tumor shrinkage in endometrial cancer, SCLC and squamous NSCLC, with ACR-6840 nominated as its next CDK11 inhibitor development candidate. ImmunityBio (NASDAQ: IBRX) announced that it recently held a Type B End-of-Phase meeting with the U.S. FDA regarding the Company's supplemental Biologics License Application for ANKTIVA plus Bacillus Calmette-Guérin in BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with papillary tumors. The Company presented more than five years of follow-up data demonstrating durable disease-specific survival of approximately 96% at 36 months with median survival not yet reached even with five years of follow-up, high rates of cystectomy avoidance of 92% and 82% at one and three years respectively, and a safety profile consistent with the currently approved indication in CIS disease with or without papillary tumors. "We appreciate the FDA's collaboration throughout this process and remain fully committed to delivering this much-needed therapy to patients who currently have no approved alternatives when standard of care fails," said Richard Adcock, President and CEO of ImmunityBio. "We have completed the assembly and analysis of the requested additional information and will submit it within the next 30 days for the Agency's review." Based on discussions with the FDA, the Agency recommended that the Company provide certain additional information for its consideration to support a potential resubmission of the sBLA initially submitted in 2025 for the papillary indication, with this additional information not contemplating the initiation or design of a new clinical trial. ImmunityBio commercially launched ANKTIVA for NMIBC CIS with or without papillary tumors in the United States and has since expanded approvals to the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, with conditional approval in the European Union. Source: CONTACT: USA NEWS GROUP [email protected] (604) 265-2873 DISCLAIMER: Nothing in this publication should be considered as personalized financial advice. We are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular financial situation. 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WATERTOWN, Mass., Jan. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acrivon Therapeutics, Inc. (“Acrivon” or “Acrivon Therapeutics”) (Nasdaq: ACRV), a clinical stage biotechnology company discovering and developing precision medicines utilizing its proprietary Generative Phosphoproteomics AP3 (Acrivon Predictive Precision Proteomics) platform designed to interpret and quantify global compound-specific, drug-regulated effects in the intact cell which is deployed for rational drug design and predictive clinical development, today announced a presentation at the upcoming ESGO 27th Annual Congress, being held in Copenhagen, Denmark, February 26-28, 2026. “We are very excited that Dr. Konstantinopoulos will be presenting ACR-368 clinical data at this prestigious event,” said Peter Blume-Jensen, M.D., Ph.D., chief executive officer, president, and co-founder of Acrivon. “We believe that the recent interim clinical data from our ongoing study provide a highly compelling clinical profile in a high unmet need patient population and look forward to Panos sharing the data and his insights with leading gynecological oncologists from around the world.” The ESGO Annual Congress is one of the largest global medical conferences in gynecological oncology, and this year is expected to bring together over 3,000 attendees from over 100 countries for presentations sharing the latest developments in the field of gynecological cancer. Presentation Details: TitleClinical Activity of ACR-368 in patients with endometrial carcinoma prospectively selected by OncoSignature – A Phase 2 study - ACR-368-201/GOG3082 (NCT05548296)PresenterPanagiotis (Panos) Konstantinopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., Velma Eisenson Endowed Chair for Clinical and Translational Research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical SchoolDate and TimeFriday, February 27th, 2026, 12:05 p.m. – 1:05 p.m., CET (6:05 a.m. – 7:05 a.m., EST)Presentation NumberESGO-2026-1321 About Acrivon Therapeutics Acrivon is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing precision medicines utilizing its proprietary Generative Phosphoproteomics AP3 platform. The platform allows the company to interpret and quantify compound specific, drug-regulated pathway activity levels inside the intact cell in an unbiased manner, yielding terabytes of proprietary data and delivering rapid, actionable insights. The Generative Phosphoproteomics AP3 platform is comprised of a growing suite of powerful, internally-developed tools, including the AP3 Data Portal, converting multimodal data into structured data for generative AI analyses, the AP3 Kinase Substrate Relationship Predictor and the AP3 Interactome. These distinctive capabilities enable the company to go beyond the limitations of traditional drug discovery, as well as current AI-based target-centric drug discovery, and rapidly design highly differentiated compounds with desirable pathway effects through intracellular protein network analyses and advance these agents into the clinic for streamlined development. Acrivon is currently advancing its lead program, ACR-368 (also known as prexasertib), a selective small molecule inhibitor targeting CHK1 and CHK2 in a potentially registrational Phase 2 trial for endometrial cancer. The company has received Fast Track designation from the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for the investigation of ACR-368 as a monotherapy based on OncoSignature-predicted sensitivity in patients with endometrial cancer. The FDA has granted a Breakthrough Device designation for the ACR-368 OncoSignature assay for the identification of patients with endometrial cancer who may benefit from ACR-368 treatment. In addition to ACR-368, Acrivon is also leveraging its proprietary Generative Phosphoproteomics AP3 platform for developing its co-crystallography-driven, internally discovered pipeline programs. These include ACR-2316, the company’s second clinical stage asset, a novel, potent, selective WEE1/PKMYT1 inhibitor designed for superior single-agent activity through strong activation of not only CDK1 and CDK2, but also of PLK1 to drive pro-apoptotic cell death, as observed in preclinical studies against benchmark inhibitors. The Phase 1 trial of ACR-2316 is advancing, with weekly dosing regimens established. Initial data has shown a favorable tolerability profile limited to transient, mechanism-based hematological adverse events, predominantly neutropenia and initial clinical activity across AP3-selected solid tumor types, including PRs in endometrial cancer, as well as SCLC and sqNSCLC, two tumor types which have not shown sensitivity to other clinical WEE1 or PKMYT1 inhibitors currently in development. In addition, the company is advancing ACR-6840, an internally discovered development candidate targeting CDK11. Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes certain disclosures that contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 about us and our industry that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release, including statements regarding our preclinical and clinical results, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or “would” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on Acrivon’s current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties that are described more fully in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of this date, and Acrivon undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law. Investor and Media Contacts: Adam D. Levy, Ph.D., M.B.A. alevy@acrivon.com Alexandra Santos asantos@wheelhouselsa.com