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Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) Recommends Continuing BriaCell’s Phase 3 Metastatic Breast Cancer Study

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Independent DSMB reports no safety concerns to date and recommends continuing BriaCell's pivotal Phase 3 study of Bria-IMT™ plus an immune checkpoint inhibitor

Seventh consecutive positive DSMB recommendation reinforces the favorable safety and tolerability of BriaCell's novel immunotherapy approach

Phase 3 study is being conducted under FDA Fast Track designation, underscoring the substantial unmet need in metastatic breast cancer

PHILADELPHIA and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: BCTX, BCTXL) (TSX: BCT) (“BriaCell” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel immunotherapies to transform cancer care, announces that the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) has issued its seventh consecutive positive recommendation following review of clinical data from BriaCell’s pivotal Phase 3 Bria-ABC study of Bria-IMT plus immune checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) in patients with metastatic breast cancer ( NCT06072612 ).

Following its review, the DSMB raised no safety or other clinical concerns and recommended that the study continue without modifications. DSMB meetings occur quarterly in accordance with the study protocol. BriaCell’s ongoing pivotal Phase 3 study is being conducted under Fast Track designation granted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), reflecting the significant unmet medical need in metastatic breast cancer.

“We are very encouraged by the DSMB’s seventh consecutive positive recommendation to continue BriaCell’s pivotal Phase 3 Bria-ABC study,” said Dr. William V. Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer of BriaCell. “This milestone represents continued progress in developing BriaCell’s novel immunotherapies for patients with urgent unmet medical needs.”

About BriaCell Therapeutics Corp.

BriaCell is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops novel immunotherapies to transform cancer care. More information is available at https://briacell.com/ .

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Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Toronto Stock Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Contact Information

Company Contact: William V. Williams, MD President & CEO 1-888-485-6340 info@briacell.com

Investor Relations Contact: investors@briacell.com

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Cancer Immunotherapy Developer BriaCell Therapeutics develops immunotherapies intended to stimulate coordinated immune responses against cancer. Its programs combine allogeneic tumor-cell platforms with checkpoint inhibitors and other immune-modulating agents. Bria-IMT in Metastatic Breast Cancer Bria-IMT is an off-the-shelf whole-cell...

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