ITUS Subsidiary Anixa Diagnostics Corporation Demonstrates Efficacy of Early Cancer Detection Platform With Lung Cancer

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/19/16 -- ITUS Corporation ("ITUS") (NASDAQ: ITUS) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Anixa Diagnostics Corporation, has successfully demonstrated that its Cchek™ early cancer detection platform can be used to identify the presence of lung cancer. The company will now expand its ongoing biomarker study to include additional lung cancer samples. Anixa previously announced results from the study with breast cancer patients. 

"The most common method currently used for lung cancer screening is Low Dose Computer Tomography (LDCT), an often ineffective approach that generates numerous false positive results," said Dr. Amit Kumar, ITUS's Executive Chairman and Anixa's CEO. "To verify the results of LDCT, a biopsy is often utilized, requiring one of three procedures: a needle is inserted through the chest and into the lung to remove tissue; surgery through the chest wall between the ribs; or a bronchoscope inserted through the mouth or nose enabling removal of lung tissue. All of these techniques are extremely painful and costly. With further study and validation of our technology, our hope is to reduce the number of traditional lung biopsies."

Lung cancer is the leading cause of death among cancers in the U.S., accounting for approximately 27 percent of all cancer related deaths. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths. Developing a platform with the potential to work on both lung cancers and breast cancers would have enormous potential. Anixa is working with the Wistar Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center, that is located on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, to develop a platform to launch non-invasive, highly accurate, cost effective cancer screening blood tests.

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ITUS funds, develops, acquires, and licenses emerging technologies in areas such as biotechnology. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Anixa Diagnostics Corporation, is developing a platform called Cchek™, a series of non-invasive, blood tests for the early detection of solid tumor based cancers. Additional information is available at www.ITUScorp.com.

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Released April 19, 2016