Oct. 15, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Dr. John Rothman, Executive VP of Science and Operations of Advaxis, Inc., (OTCBB: ADXS), the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) biotechnology company, has been invited to present at GTCbio’s Fifth Annual Modern Drug Discovery & Development Summit in San Diego, CA on Friday, October 16, 2009.

Company representatives and speakers at the conference include executives from F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., (OTCQX: RHHBY.PK), Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: JNJ), Allergan (NYSE: AGN), and GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK | NYSE: GSK).

Dr. Rothman will address the translational medicine section on the topic of “The Clinical Use of Live Listeria Vaccines.”

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About the Company

Based in North Brunswick, New Jersey, Advaxis is developing proprietary Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) cancer vaccines based on technology developed by Dr. Yvonne Paterson, professor of microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania and chairperson of Advaxis’ scientific advisory board. Advaxis is developing attenuated live Lm vaccines that deliver engineered tumor antigens, which stimulate multiple simultaneous immunological mechanisms to fight cancer.

In a recent Advaxis Phase I clinical trial, a live Lm vaccine directed against the tumor-associated antigen HPV-16-E7 was safely administered to fifteen (15) women with recurrent, advanced, metastatic cancer of the cervix. Although this first trial of an Lm vaccine in humans was not designed or powered to prove efficacy, Advaxis believes an efficacy signal was observed that will be further explored in two (2) planned Phase II trials in the US and India in cervical cancer and its predecessor condition, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). Advaxis now has nine (9) distinct cancer fighting constructs in various stages of development, both directly and with academic collaborators. For further information on the Company, please visit: www.advaxis.com.

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