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Oncolytics Biotech forms GI cancer scientific advisory board

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Oncolytics Biotech forms GI cancer scientific advisory board

Oncolytics Biotech (ONCY) has established a Gastrointestinal (GI) Tumor Scientific Advisory Board to guide the clinical and registration strategy for its investigational immunotherapeutic, pelareorep, across pancreatic, colorectal, and anal cancers. This strategic move follows recent positive clinical trial data, including a 30% objective response rate for pelareorep in advanced anal cancer, significantly surpassing current standard treatment, and substantial survival benefits in KRAS mutant metastatic colorectal cancer, where median progression-free survival reached 16.6 months and overall survival 27.0 months compared to standard therapies. The company, whose pelareorep programs have received FDA Fast Track designation for metastatic pancreatic and breast cancers, is actively pursuing strategic partnerships to advance this potential platform immunotherapy.

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Oncolytics Biotech Inc. has strategically formed a Gastrointestinal (GI) Tumor Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) to accelerate the clinical and registration strategy for its investigational immunotherapeutic, pelareorep, across multiple GI cancers. This move aims to guide registration-enabling studies and explore accelerated approval pathways, building on pelareorep's FDA Fast Track designations for metastatic pancreatic and breast cancers. The company is actively seeking strategic partnerships to establish pelareorep as a leading platform immunotherapy in GI oncology, addressing significant unmet medical needs. Recent clinical data strongly supports pelareorep's potential, with the GOBLET study reporting a 30% objective response rate in advanced anal cancer, substantially exceeding the 13.8% for the current standard treatment. Furthermore, the REO 022 trial for KRAS mutant metastatic colorectal cancer demonstrated significant survival benefits, achieving a median progression-free survival of 16.6 months versus 5.7 months and a median overall survival of 27.0 months compared to 11.2 months with standard regimens. These results highlight pelareorep's superior efficacy across challenging GI tumor types. Despite a recent 10%+ stock price increase, InvestingPro Fair Value estimates suggest Oncolytics Biotech, currently valued at $110.36 million with a $1.09 share price, appears undervalued. The positive clinical advancements and strategic board formation contribute to an optimistic outlook, indicating strong company fundamentals and potential for future growth. The company's focus on high-impact indications and regulatory acceleration positions it favorably within the biotech sector.