ARMO BioSciences to Participate in Panel on Cytokines at 8th Annual Cancer Immunotherapy Conference

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ARMO BioSciences, Inc. ARMO, a late-stage immuno-oncology company, today announced that Martin Oft, M.D., Senior Vice President, Translational Medicine and Co-Founder, will participate in a panel presentation at the 8th Annual Cancer Immunotherapy Conference, taking place April 4-5 in New York City.

About the 8th Annual Cancer Immunotherapy Conference
Hosted by William Blair and MaidStone Life Sciences, the annual cancer immunotherapy conference is a unique, two-day conference that brings together the founding scientists, leading clinicians, and pioneering biopharmaceutical companies driving the field of cancer immunotherapy.  The agenda is designed to facilitate the exchange of information and highlight potential areas of opportunity for executives, investors, and others involved in transforming the future of cancer treatments.  Each day will consist of a series of presentations from leading experts across the various disciplines in immuno-oncology followed by panel discussions to further elucidate key issues and paths forward.

About ARMO BioSciences
ARMO BioSciences is a late-stage immuno-oncology company that is developing a pipeline of novel, proprietary product candidates that activate the immune system of cancer patients to recognize and eradicate tumors. The Company's lead product candidate, AM0010 (pegilodecakin, PEGylated Interleukin-10), has demonstrated clinical benefit as a single agent, and in combination with both chemotherapy and checkpoint inhibitor therapy, across several tumor types.  The drug is currently being investigated in a Phase 3 randomized pivotal clinical trial in pancreatic cancer patients.  ARMO also has a number of other immuno-oncology product candidates in various stages of pre-clinical development including: AM0001, an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody; AM0003, an anti-LAG-3 checkpoint inhibitor; AM0015, form of recombinant human Interleukin-15 (IL-15); and AM0012, a form of recombinant human Interleukin-12 (IL-12).  For more information, please visit www.armobio.com. 

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Herb Cross, Chief Financial Officer
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LifeSci Advisors, LLC
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