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Master the Signal.Navigate Complexity.Create Cures.

A clinical-stage immunotherapy company developing engineered interleukins designed to precisely modulate the immune system.

About

At MedicennaWe Start witha Powerful Idea.

The best way to treat immune-driven disease is to speak the same language as the immune system itself.

We utilize directed evolution and AI-driven rational design to re-engineer natural interleukins, the immune system's own messengers, and create precision interleukin-based therapies for cancer and other serious immune-driven diseases, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.

We are committed to delivering first- and best-in-class treatment options for people living with these challenging diseases.

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One Vision.Multiple Platforms.
Infinite Hope.

Medicenna has developed three interleukin-based platforms, Superkine™, BiSKIT™ and T-MASK™. Our platforms refine the properties of native interleukins to fine-tune potency, selectivity and tissue-targeting, with the goal of improving therapeutic outcomes and tolerability for patients.

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Partner Ready Pipeline

Superkine™
MDNA11
IL-2 Super Agonist — monotherapy • Various solid tumors
Superkine™
MDNA11
IL-2 Super Agonist — pembrolizumab combo • Various solid tumors
MERCK
Clinical collaboration
T-MASK™BiSKIT™
MDNA113
Anti-PD-1–IL-2 Masked BiSKIT • Solid tumors expressing IL-13Rα2
Superkine™
MDNA209
IL-2/IL-15 Pathway Super Antagonist • Autoimmune diseases
Superkine™
MDNA413
IL-4/IL-13 Pathway Super Antagonist • Inflammatory diseases
BiSKIT™ (Partnering Asset)
Bizaxofusp (MDNA55)
IL-4-toxin fusion • Recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM)

Clinical Trials

How We Are Makingan Impact Today

Medicenna is currently enrolling patients in the Phase 1/2 ABILITY-1 study for patients with advanced solid tumors to evaluate MDNA11, a long-acting beta-enhanced IL-2 Superkine that is designed to primarily signal through the IL-2 beta receptor found on cancer-fighting immune cells.

Medicenna recently announced a collaboration with Fondazione Melanoma Onlus in Italy to evaluate MDNA11 in patients with high-risk surgically resectable stage III melanoma prior to surgery. NEO-CYT is designed to evaluate the potential of MDNA11 to enhance the efficacy of standard-of-care cancer immunotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting.

Medicenna completed a Phase 2b study in the deadliest form of brain cancer, recurrent glioblastoma. The data from the trial demonstrated that single treatment with their phase-3 ready immunotherapy doubled the median overall survival.

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Clinical trials - doctor and patient consultation

Partnerships are Core to Our Strategy

Interested in learning more about our assets? At Medicenna we are open to discussions on co-development opportunities, outlicensing and research collaborations.

Partnerships

Medicenna has a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Merck (known as MSD outside the US and Canada) to evaluate MDNA11 in combination with pembrolizumab.

The collaboration includes a Phase 1/2 study evaluating MDNA11 in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors.

NCT number: NCT05086692
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Medicenna has partnered with Fondazione Melanoma Onlus in an investigator-initiated trial 'NEO-CYT' that is assessing MDNA-11 in combination with nivolumab with and without ipilimumab in high-risk, surgically resectable stage III cutaneous melanoma in the neoadjuvant setting. By treating patients prior to surgery NEO-CYT is designed to assess whether addition of MDNA11 to the standard of care can deepen the responses associated with improved long-term outcomes.

EUCT number: 2024-519010-31-00
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Investor Relations

Interested in learning more about our assets? At Medicenna we are open to discussions on co-development opportunities, outlicensing and research collaborations.

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April 21, 2026

Medicenna Presents Positive Data Demonstrating Superior Safety and Efficacy Potential of its First-in-Class anti-PD-1 x IL-2 Bifunctional Superkine MDNA113 at AACR 2026

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April 14, 2026

Medicenna to Present at the 2026 Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference

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April 9, 2026

Medicenna Therapeutics Appoints Dr. Nageatte Ibrahim as Chief Medical Officer