Ernexa Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ERNA), an industry innovator developing novel cell therapies for the treatment of advanced cancer and autoimmune disease, today announced compelling new preclinical data independently validating the anti-tumor activity of its lead cell therapy candidate, ERNA-101, in combination with PD-1 checkpoint inhibition.

The independently conducted study successfully reproduced earlier findings generated at The University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center, demonstrating complete tumor clearance and durable long-term survival in a substantially larger study. The results further strengthen confidence in ERNA-101's mechanism of action and provide important third-party validation as the Company advances toward its planned Investigational New Drug (IND) submission in the third quarter of 2026 and anticipated first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial in the fourth quarter.