Sorrento to Present New Data on Advanced Immunotherapies at Multiple Upcoming Scientific Conferences – GlobeNewswire

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRNE, "Sorrento"), announced today that Dr. Henry Ji, Chairman and CEO, and members of Sorrentos research team will participate in upcoming industry conferences in the 4th quarter 2019.

Sorrento will provide new data on recent advances in allogeneic cellular therapy research, including but not limited to 3 clinical areas Sorrento has been focusing on:

Examples from the CD38 and BCMA programs will illustrate current progress in key development areas.

Several scientific posters will be presented at the upcoming Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer and American Society of Hematology conferences and will be available following the event.

Zhangjiang International Summit on Cell Therapy 2019

Date: November 14thTime: 11:15 AM China TimeLocation: ShanghaiNext-generation off-the-shelf CAR-T cell therapy Keynote Speaker, Dr. Henry Ji

American Society of Hematology (ASH Scientific Conference)

Date: December 7th through 10thLocation: Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), Orlando, Fl

ASH online (following scientific conference)

Longwood Annual Winter Meeting at Harvard Medical School 2019

Date: December 10thTime: 8:30 AM Eastern TimeLocation: Harvard Medical School, Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Boston, MAIdentifying Novel Technologies and Therapeutic AreasExpert panel discussion with Dr. Henry Ji

About Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

Sorrento is a clinical stage, antibody-centric, biopharmaceutical company developing new therapies to turn malignant cancers into manageable and possibly curable diseases. Sorrento's multimodal multipronged approach to fighting cancer is made possible by its extensive immuno-oncology platforms, including key assets such as fully human antibodies (G-MAB library), antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) as well CAR-T and oncolytic virus (Seprehvir).

Sorrento's commitment to life-enhancing therapies for cancer patients is also demonstrated by our effort to advance a first-in-class (TRPV1 agonist) RTX and ZTlido. RTX is completing a phase IB trial in terminal cancer patients. ZTlido was approved by US FDA on February 28, 2018.

For more information visit http://www.sorrentotherapeutics.com

Forward-Looking Statements

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Media and Investor Relations

Alexis Nahama, DVM (SVP Corporate Development)

Telephone: 1.858.203.4120

Email: mediarelations@sorrentotherapeutics.com

ZTlido and G-MAB are trademarks owned by Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sorrento, respectively.

Seprehvir, is a registered trademark of VirttuBiologics Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TNK Therapeutics, Inc. and part of the group of companies owned by Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

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