BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (BCTX) stock prices were up by a hefty 8.96% as of the market closing on June 16th, 2021, bringing the price per share up to USD$6.57 at the end of the trading day. After-hours trading, however, saw the stock drop by 9.28%, bringing it down to USD$5.96.
Oncology Therapeutics
The company announced on June 16th, 2021 the advancement of its targeted oncology therapeutics into various respective immunotherapy cell lines. Among these are Bria-Pros for prostrate cancer, Bria-Mel for melanoma, and Bria-Lung for lung cancer. The treatment was most effective in breast cancer when patient HLA-type matched with the targeted immunotherapy, owing to the potential afforded to Briacell to identify patients most likely to respond to the treatment.
HLA-Type Testing
This innovative approach makes use of human leukocyte antigen (HLA-type) testing, which is both simple to use and widely available, making it a highly accessible resource. With the use of its proprietary cell engineering technology, the company is now developing off-the-shelf personalized immunotherapy for various cancer indications, which utilizes the HLA-matching platform technology.
Bria-Pros
Bria-Pros is an off-the-shelf personalized treatment for prostate cancer, which is the second most common cancer among men in the US and one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in men. Existing treatments for metastatic prostate cancer include immunotherapy, hormone therapy, chemotherapy, and targeted treatments. However, there is much ground left to be broken in prostate cancer therapies, seeing how none of the existing ones are curative.
Bria-Mel
Bria-Mel is personalized immunotherapy for melanoma, with off-the-shelf availability. With more than 80,000 melanoma diagnoses being administered in the US alone, the disease claims the lives of more than 8000 patients every year. Immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and chemotherapy are options in the treatment for advanced melanoma, with there being a large unaddressed need for new safe and effective therapies for melanoma.
Bria-Lung
Bria-Lung is designed as personalized immunotherapy for lung cancer, being available off-the-shelf. Being the third most common type of cancer in the world, more than 130,000 Americans succumb to it every year. The most common form of lung cancer is called non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its spread (metastasis). With treatments including targeted therapies, immunotherapy, and chemotherapy, no treatment is likely to cure the cancers, indicating a large unmet need.
Future Outlook for BCTX
Armed with the development of accessible treatments that the company hopes will address large sections of unmet need, BCTX is poised to push for the proliferation of the treatments to expand and consolidate their market footprint. Current and potential investors are hopeful that management will continue to leverage the resources at their disposal to facilitate significant and sustained increases in shareholder value.
