NKGen Biotech Announces Poster Presentation at the 16th Annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) Conference

SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NKGen Biotech Inc. (Nasdaq: NKGN) (“NKGen” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative autologous, allogeneic and CAR-NK natural killer cell therapeutics, today announced an upcoming poster presentation on a final report of a Phase I dose escalation study of SNK01 in subjects with Alzheimer’s Disease, at the 16th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease Annual Meeting to be held in Boston, MA, USA from October 24–27, 2023.

Presentation Details:

Title:		Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Subjects With Expanded Non-genetically Modified Natural Killer Cells (SNK01) With Enhanced Activity — Final Report of a Phase I Dose Escalation Study
Authors:		Clemente Humberto Zuniga Gil, Blanca Isaura Acosta Gallo, Rufino Menchaca Diaz, Cesar Alejandro Amescua, Sean Hong, Lucia Hui, Hank Lee, Juan Mata, Paul Y. Chang, Katia Betito, and Paul Y. Song
Session Title:		New Therapies and Clinical Trials
Poster Number:		LP129
General Session Time:		Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 07:30 – Friday, October 27, 2023, 04:30 ET

A copy of the poster will be added to the Scientific Publications page of the Company’s website at https://nkgenbiotech.com/ once presentations have concluded.

Full abstracts accepted as poster presentations will also be included in the special CTAD edition of the Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (JPAD), the official journal of the CTAD conference.

About NKGen Biotech
NKGen is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative autologous, allogeneic, and CAR-NK Natural Killer (NK) cell therapeutics. NKGen is headquartered in Santa Ana, California, USA. For more information, please visit www.nkgenbiotech.com.

Forward-Looking Statements 
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Internal Contact:
Denise Chua, MBA, CLS, MT (ASCP)
Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
949-396-6830
dchua@nkgenbiotech.com

External Contacts:
Chris Calabrese
Managing Director
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
ccalabrese@lifesciadvisors.com

Kevin Gardner
Managing Director
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
kgardner@lifesciadvisors.com