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MissionIRNewsBreaks – Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) Expands Oncology Franchise via Exclusive Worldwide Patent and Technology License Agreement

Genprex (NASDAQ: GNPX), a clinical-stage gene therapy company developing potentially life-changing technologies for patients with cancer and diabetes, today announced that it has entered into a patent and technology license agreement with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, granting Genprex an exclusive worldwide license to a portfolio of 16 patent applications and related technology (“Licensed IP”) for the treatment of cancer using Genprex’s lead drug candidate and TUSC2 gene therapy, known as “Oncoprex” or “GEN-001,” in combination with immunotherapies. The Licensed IP covers the use of Oncoprex in combination with one or more immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, as well as the use of chemotherapy in combination with Oncoprex and immunotherapy. Although the initial disease indication for Oncoprex is non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”), the Licensed IP claims patent protection for combination use of Oncoprex in all types of cancers. Per the agreement, MD Anderson will receive an up-front license fee and annual maintenance fees, with the potential for milestone payments, sublicensing fees, and product royalties. “We are pleased to advance the intellectual property that is covered by this license agreement,” Genprex Chairman and CEO Rodney Varner stated in the news release. “We are excited to be developing two distinct therapeutic approaches to lung cancer utilizing the combination of our gene therapy with successful targeted therapies, such as Tagrisso, and immunotherapies, such as Keytruda, to potentially improve patient outcomes and increase the number of patients who may benefit from these important therapies.”

To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/LKkbW

About Genprex, Inc.

Genprex, Inc. is a clinical-stage gene therapy company developing potentially life-changing technologies for patients with cancer and diabetes. Genprex’s technologies are designed to administer disease-fighting genes to provide new treatment options for large patient populations with cancer and diabetes who currently have limited treatment options. Genprex works with world-class institutions and collaborators to in-license and develop drug candidates to further its pipeline of gene therapies in order to provide novel treatment approaches. The Company’s lead product candidate, Oncoprex(TM), is being evaluated as a treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”). Oncoprex has a multimodal mechanism of action that has been shown to interrupt cell signaling pathways that cause replication and proliferation of cancer cells; re-establish pathways for apoptosis, or programmed cell death, in cancer cells; and modulate the immune response against cancer cells. Oncoprex has also been shown to block mechanisms that create drug resistance. In January 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Fast Track Designation for Oncoprex immunogene therapy for NSCLC in combination therapy with osimertinib (AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso(R)). For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.Genprex.com.

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to GNPX are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/GNPX

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