OncoSec Announces Poster Presentation with Heat Biologics, Inc. at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2016

SAN DIEGO, April 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- OncoSec Medical Incorporated ("OncoSec") (NASDAQ: ONCS), a company developing DNA-based intratumoral cancer immunotherapies, today announced that preclinical results from OncoSec's collaboration with Heat Biologics, Inc. will be featured as a poster presentation at the upcoming American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting to be held on April 16-20, 2016 in New Orleans, LA.

Details of the poster presentation are as follows:

• Abstract Title: In vivo intra-tumoral electroporation of Gp96-Ig/Fc-OX40L stimulates CD8+ T cell cross-priming to tumor specific neoantigens (Abstract ID #567)
• Session Title: Immune Modulating Agents 1
• Date and Time: April 17, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CT
• Location: Section 26

About OncoSec Medical Incorporated
OncoSec is a biotechnology company developing DNA-based intratumoral immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer. The Company's investigational technology, ImmunoPulse™, is designed to enhance the local delivery and uptake of DNA-based immune-targeting agents, such as interleukin-12 (IL-12). In Phase I and II clinical trials, OncoSec's lead program, ImmunoPulse™ IL-12, demonstrated a favorable safety profile and evidence of anti-tumor activity in the treatment of various skin cancers as well as the potential to initiate a systemic immune response. ImmunoPulse™ IL-12 is currently in clinical development for several indications, including metastatic melanoma and triple-negative breast cancer. In addition to ImmunoPulse™ IL-12, the Company is also seeking to identify and develop new immune-targeting agents for use with the ImmunoPulse™ platform. For more information, please visit www.oncosec.com.

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Contact
Mary Marolla
OncoSec Medical Incorporated
855-662-6732
[email protected]

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