Five Prime to Feature Two Oral Data Presentations at ESMO 2017 Congress

Tuesday, August 29, 2017 8:05 PM UTC

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 29, 2017 -- Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:FPRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing innovative immuno-oncology protein therapeutics, today announced that it will feature two oral data presentations during the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2017 Congress, being held Sept. 8 – 12, 2017, in Madrid, Spain.

Abstract Number and Title: 1616O - Multicenter, Nonrandomized, Open-Label Phase 1b Study of FP-1039/GSK3052230 with Chemotherapy: Results in Malignant Pleural
Mesothelioma (MPM)
Proffered Paper Session: Mesothelioma and SCLC
Session Date and Time: Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, 9:15 – 10:45 a.m. CEST
Location: Barcelona Auditorium

Abstract Number and Title: 6PD - FPA150, a Novel B7-H4 Therapeutic Antibody with Checkpoint Blockade and ADCC Activities
Poster Discussion Session: Basic Science
Session Date and Time: Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. CEST
Location: Bilbao Auditorium

About Five Prime
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. discovers and develops innovative therapeutics to improve the lives of patients with serious diseases. Five Prime's comprehensive discovery platform, which encompasses virtually every medically relevant extracellular protein, positions it to explore pathways in cancer, inflammation and their intersection in immuno-oncology, an area with significant therapeutic potential and a growing focus of the company's R&D activities. Five Prime has entered into strategic collaborations with leading global pharmaceutical companies and has promising product candidates in clinical and late preclinical development. For more information, please visit www.fiveprime.com.

Cautionary Note on Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "may," "will," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend" and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Five Prime's expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release. Each of these forward-looking statements involves risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements in this press release are discussed in Five Prime's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the "Risk Factors" contained therein. Except as required by law, Five Prime assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in expectations, even as new information becomes available.

CONTACTS:

Heather Rowe
Investor Relations
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