CancerVax, Inc. is a pre-clinical biotechnology company creating a better way to treat cancer. Working with a team of world class cancer researchers and practicing oncologists at UCLA, we are developing a breakthrough Universal Cancer Treatment platform that will leverage the body’s immune system to detect, mark, and destroy only cancer cells. We have created our first cancer drug candidate – a single-disease specific immunotherapy targeting Ewing sarcoma, a rare but deadly bone and soft tissue cancer primarily affecting children and young adults. We look forward to the day when treating cancer will be as simple as getting a shot – a better way to treat cancer.

Dr. Lakey graduated from the University of Alberta with a BS, MS and PhD degree and received post-doctoral training in Indianapolis and Seattle. Dr. Lakey is currently the Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering and the Director of the Clinical Islet Program at University of California Irvine. Prior to that, he was the Director of the Comprehensive Tissue Bank at the University of Alberta. Dr. Lakey is most well-known for co-inventing the “Edmonton Protocol”, along with Dr. James Shapiro, which aided in the improvement of islet isolation techniques for patients with Type 1 diabetes, a recognized major advancement in the treatment of diabetes. The Edmonton Protocol allows patients to receive islet transplants from the enzymes of cadavers and has had a success rate of over 75%. This development has informed treatments for diabetic patients, but has also opened the door for similar treatments for patients with cancer who have compromised organs from the disease or from chemotherapy and radiation. Dr. Lakey has done extensive research in the fields of oncology, stem cells and organ transplantation. He is the recipient of the Outstanding Leadership in Science Award from Alberta Science & Technology, Outstanding Achievement Award from the Canadian Diabetes Association, Awards from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and was honored with the Meritorious Service Medal (2005) by the Governor-General of Canada. Dr. Lakey has published over 495 scientific papers, 45 book chapters, submitted over 500 scientific abstracts and published a book on islet isolation.

For 37 years, Lindsay served in various capacities at Kaweah Delta Health Care District in Visalia, CA, including the last 16 years as Chief Executive Officer. Kaweah Delta is the largest hospital and healthcare system in Tulare County and employs over 4,200.

Dr. Grant graduated from Brigham Young University with a BS in bioinformatics and obtained a PhD in cancer biology from the University of Arizona. His research interests are focused on identifying which cancer patients will respond to specific therapeutics based on their molecular profiles. During his time as a graduate student, Dr. Grant was the inventor of a software patent that improves neoantigen detection. This patent has been licensed to improve CAR-T cell detection of cancer cells. He is also a co-inventor of a gene-signature patent that strives to identify which breast cancer patients are at high risk for bone metastases, suggesting a clinical benefit from antifibrotic drugs like Nintedanib. During his professional career, Dr. Grant has been heavily involved in the immunotherapy space, striving to identify cancer patients who will benefit from combination therapy of anti-pd-1 inhibition and Treg reduction through CCR4 inhibition.