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Early data from combination study of CUE-101 and KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) support synergistic activity; of four patients treated with dose escalation in the 2 mg/kg and RP2D 4 mg/kg cohorts, two have partial responses (1 confirmed and 1 unconfirmed) and two show reductions in target lesions Updated data on the CUE-101 monotherapy further builds confidence in the potential as a therapeutic single agent with a clinical benefit rate of 50% reported to date in the RP2D (4 mg/kg) monotherapy expansion trial and a emerging improved overall survival rate that supports the hypothesis that CUE-101 selectively stimulates cancer-relevant CD8+ T cells

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cue Biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: CUE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of injectable biologics designed to selectively engage and modulate targeted T cells directly in the patient’s body, will provide a clinical update at the conference. telephone call and today’s webcast at 4:30 p.m. IS. Live and archived versions of the event can be accessed via the website.

Members of Cue Biopharma’s leadership team will provide an update on the company’s ongoing clinical trials with CUE-101, its lead and representative IL-2 product candidate of the CUE-100 series. CUE-101 is currently in a Phase 1b clinical trial for the treatment of recurrent/metastatic HPV+ squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in the third line and beyond. Discussion will focus on recent data updates from the Phase 1b monotherapy dose extension trial and dose escalation combination trial evaluating first-line CUE-101 with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) from Merck. Management will also provide an update on the Company’s pipeline development progress of the IL-2-based CUE-100 series, including CUE-102, along with an Investigational New Drug (IND) filing. ) scheduled for the first quarter of 2022, along with updates on its strategic objectives and planned milestones.

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About Cue Biopharma Cue Biopharma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, is designing a new class of injectable biologics to selectively engage and modulate targeted T cells directly in the patient’s body to transform the treatment of cancer, diseases infectious and autoimmune diseases. The company’s proprietary Immuno-STAT™ (selective targeting and alteration of T cells) platform is designed to harness the body’s intrinsic immune system without the need for ex vivo manipulation.

Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company is led by an experienced management team and an independent Board of Directors with deep expertise in immunology and immuno-oncology as well as in the design and clinical development of biological proteins.

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Investor Contact George B. Zavoico, Ph.D. Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Development Cue Biopharma, Inc. [email protected]

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