Marker Therapeutics Inc

NASDAQ:MRKR

Marker Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company, which engages in the development and commercialization of novel cell-based immunotherapies and peptide-based vaccines for the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumor indications. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas and currently employs 56 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2016-11-08. The firm specializes in the development and commercialization of T cell-based immunotherapies and peptide-based vaccines for the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumor indications. The firm has developed its lead product candidates from its MultiTAA-specific T cell technology, which is based on the selective expansion of non-engineered, tumor-specific T cells that recognize tumor associated antigens (TAAs), which are tumor targets, and then kill tumor cells expressing those targets. The company has three MultiTAA-specific T cell therapies through clinical development, which include Autologous MultiTAA-specific T cell therapies, Allogeneic MultiTAA-specific T cell therapies and Off-the-shelf MultiTAA-specific T cell therapies. The firm is focused on developing MT-601 for the treatment of advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer.