Asterias Biotherapeutics Announces Phase 2 Clinical Data on Autologous Telomerase-based Dendritic Cell Cancer Vaccine AST-VAC1 Selected for Oral Presentation

Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE MKT:

), a biotechnology company focused on the emerging field of regenerative medicine, today announced that the abstract describing long-term follow-up of patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) from the Phase 2 clinical trial of the Company's autologous telomerase-based dendritic cell cancer vaccine, AST-VAC1, has been selected for an oral presentation at the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, to be held in Chicago, Illinois May 29 - June 2, 2015. The abstract accepted for oral presentation is titled, "Long-term follow-up of patients with acute myelogenous leukemia receiving an autologous telomerase-based dendritic cell vaccine." The data will be presented by H. Jean Khoury, MD, FACP, professor of hematology and medical oncology, and director of the Division of Hematology in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine during the session titled, "Leukemia, Myelodysplasia, and Transplantation" and is scheduled for Saturday, May 30, 2015 from 3:09 PM to 3:19 PM Central time. The abstract number is 7007. "We are honored that the ASCO Scientific Program Committee has selected our Phase 2 study in patients with AML for oral presentation, which is typically reserved for important clinical and translational research findings," said Pedro Lichtinger, President and CEO of Asterias. "We are looking forward to Dr. Khoury's presentation in this prestigious scientific forum, and to discussing the long-term follow-up data with key opinion leaders in the oncology community during the ASCO meeting."