CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unum Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: UMRX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of cellular immunotherapies to treat cancer based on its novel T cell technology platforms, today announced that Charles Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, will present a corporate overview at the Cowen and Company 39th Annual Health Care Conference 2019 on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 11:20 a.m. ET in Boston, Massachusetts.

The presentation will be webcast live, and available for replay on the “Events” section of Unum’s investor relations webpage (investors.unumrx.com/events) where it will be archived for approximately 90 days.

About Unum Therapeutics

Unum Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel immunotherapy products designed to harness the power of a patient’s immune system to cure cancer. Unum’s novel proprietary technologies include Antibody-Coupled T cell Receptor (ACTR), a universal, engineered cell therapy intended to be used in combination with a wide range of tumor-specific antibodies to target different tumor types, and Bolt-On Chimeric Receptor (BOXR), an approach for improving T cell functionality in solid tumor cancer applications. Unum has four product candidates currently in Phase I clinical testing, including: ACTR707 used in combination with rituximab, an anti-CD20 antibody, in adult patients with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma (r/r NHL); ACTR087 used in combination with the novel antibody SEA-BCMA in adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma; and ACTR707 used in combination with trastuzumab, an anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) antibody, in adult patients with HER2+ advanced cancer.

The Company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Investor Contact:
Stephanie Ascher, 212-362-1200
stephanie@sternir.com

Media Contact:
Paul Kidwell, 617-680-1088
paul.kidwell@unumrx.com

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