GlobeNewswire Inc | Dec 6, 2021 07:10PM EST

December 07, 2021

BOSTON, Dec. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNAZ) today announced that it will be attending and presenting at the MedInvest Oncology Investor Conference. TransCodes Chief Executive Officer, Michael Dudley, will describe the Company's RNA-based scientific discoveries that it believes will significantly advance the treatment of cancer, including the companys lead therapeutic candidate treating metastatic disease which it is advancing into the clinic with its First in Human clinical trial planned for mid-next year. The presentation will be webcast and an archived recording will be made available in the Investors section of the TransCode Therapeutics website.

Event: MedInvest Oncology Investor ConferenceDate: December 7-10, 2021Presentation: December 7th at 2:50 PM ESTLocation: https://bit.ly/312jsfW

About TransCode Therapeutics

TransCode is an emerging RNA oncology company created on the belief that cancer can be defeated through the intelligent design and effective delivery of RNA therapeutics. The Company has created a platform of drug candidates designed to target a variety of tumor types with the objective of significantly improving patient outcomes. The Companys lead therapeutic candidate, TTX-MC138, is focused on treating metastatic cancer, which is believed to cause approximately 90% of all cancer deaths representing over nine million deaths per year worldwide. The Company believes that TTX-MC138 has the potential to produce regression without recurrence in a range of cancers, including breast, pancreatic, ovarian and colon cancer, glioblastomas and others. Two of the Companys other drug candidates, TTX-siPDL1 and TTX-siLIN28b, focus on the treatment of tumors by targeting PD-L1 and Lin28b, respectively. The Company is also developing other therapeutic candidates and diagnostic products related to its planned therapeutics business.

Forward-looking Statement

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements concerning the timing and outcome of expected regulatory filings, including the filing of an eIND for the planned first-in-human study of TTX-MC138, and statements concerning the timing and outcome of this study, including whether this study will demonstrate proof-of-concept, and statements concerning TransCodes development programs and TTX technology platform generally. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on managements current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the risk associated with drug discovery and development; the risk that the results of our planned clinical trials will not be consistent with our pre-clinical studies or expectations; risks associated with the timing and outcome of TransCode s planned regulatory submissions; risks associated with TransCodes planned clinical trials for its product candidates; risks associated with obtaining, maintaining and protecting intellectual property; risks associated with TransCodes ability to enforce its patents against infringers and defend its patent portfolio against challenges from third parties; the risk of competition from other companies developing products for similar uses; risks associated with TransCodes financial condition and its need to obtain additional funding to support its business activities, including TransCodes ability to continue as a going concern; risks associated with TransCodes dependence on third parties; and risks associated with the COVID-19 coronavirus. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause TransCodes actual results to differ from those contained in or implied by the forward-looking statements, see the section entitled Risk Factors in TransCodes Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021, as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties and other important factors in any subsequent TransCode filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release; TransCode undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.

For further informationTransCode Therapeutics, Inc.Tom Fitzgerald, CFOtom.fitzgerald@transcodetherapeutics.com