SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALLO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T cell (AlloCAR T™) therapies for cancer, today announced that David Chang, M.D., Ph.D., President, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, will present at the 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 13, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time. The event will be held in San Francisco at the Westin St. Francis.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investors section of Allogene’s website, www.allogene.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the website for approximately 30 days. Please connect to the company’s website at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the presentation to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be required to listen to the webcast.

About Allogene Therapeutics
Allogene Therapeutics, with headquarters in South San Francisco, is a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T cell (AlloCAR T™) therapies for cancer. Led by a world-class management team with significant experience in cell therapy, Allogene is developing a pipeline of “off-the-shelf” CAR T cell therapy candidates with the goal of delivering readily available cell therapy on-demand, more reliably, and at greater scale to more patients. For more information, please visit www.allogene.com, and follow @AllogeneTx on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Allogene Media/Investor Contact:
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