| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | NASDAQ:TRIL |
| TSX: TRIL |
TRILLIUM THERAPEUTICS ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTING ACTIVITY OF TTI-621 IN SÉZARY SYNDROME PATIENTS
Toronto, April 15, 2019 - Trillium Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq/TSX: TRIL), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of cancer, today announced the publication of data highlighting the role of TTI-621 in treating patients with Sézary syndrome (SS), a form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL).
The paper titled "Targeting CD47 in Sézary syndrome with SIRPαFc", published in the April 9th issue of Blood Advances, demonstrates that TTI-621 (SIRPα-IgG1 Fc) triggers macrophage-mediated phagocytosis of Sézary cells and reduces tumor load in SS patients following intravenous administration. Four of five heavily pre-treated SS patients had a decrease in the dominant malignant clone and other markers of tumor burden after a single infusion of TTI-621. "We continue to be excited by the monotherapy data emerging from our TTI-621 clinical studies", stated Dr. Niclas Stiernholm, president and CEO of Trillium Therapeutics. "The results in this manuscript provide further support for investigating the therapeutic potential of our novel CD47-blocking agent in CTCL patients".
About Trillium Therapeutics:
Trillium is an immuno-oncology company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of cancer. The company's two clinical programs, TTI-621 and TTI-622, target CD47, a "do not eat" signal that cancer cells frequently use to evade the immune system. Trillium also has a preclinical STING program and a proprietary fluorine-based medicinal chemistry platform that is being used to develop novel compounds directed at undisclosed immuno-oncology targets.
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Investor Relations:
James Parsons
Chief Financial Officer
Trillium Therapeutics Inc.
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Canale Communications for Trillium Therapeutics
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