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Bicycle Therapeutics Presents BT5528 Bicyclic Peptide Drug Conjugate Anti-Tumor Data in HNSCC Xenograft Models at AACR 2026

Bicycle Therapeutics delivers an oral presentation (Sunday, April 19, 4:05-4:20 PT) on preclinical activity of BT5528 (nuzefatide pevedotin), its EphA2-targeting bicycle drug conjugate, in cell-line-derived xenograft models of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Lukas Stanczuk, Ph.D. leads the presentation under abstract 1325. The HNSCC program complements ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical work combining BT5528 with nivolumab in advanced solid tumors.