GlobeNewswire Inc | Jul 28, 2020 09:00AM EDT

July 28, 2020

BOSTON, July 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ziopharm Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIOP), today announced the Company will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, August 6, at 4:30 pm EDT to provide a corporate update and discuss financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020.

The call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-451-6152 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-201-389-0879 (international). The passcode for the conference call is 13706729. To access the live webcast or the subsequent archived recording, visit the Investors section of the Ziopharm website at www.ziopharm.com. The webcast will be recorded and available for replay on the Companys website for two weeks.

About Ziopharm Oncology, Inc. Ziopharm Oncology is an immuno-oncology company focused on developing end-to-end cost-effective solutions using its non-viral Sleeping Beauty platform for T-cell receptor (TCR) and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies and immune-stimulating gene therapy with Controlled interleukin 12 (IL-12). The Sleeping Beauty platform genetically modifies T cells with DNA plasmids to express TCRs to target neoantigens inside and outside hotspots for solid tumors and CAR to target CD19 for blood cancers using the Companys Rapid Personalized Manufacturing to produce and release CAR-T as soon as the day after gene transfer. The Sleeping Beauty platform is being advanced in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Eden BioCell. The Company is also developing its Controlled IL-12 platform, or Ad-RTS-hIL-12 plus veledimex, as monotherapy and in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors to treat brain cancer, including in collaboration with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

Ziopharm Oncology Contact: Chris Taylor VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications T: 617.502.1881 E: ctaylor@ziopharm.com