Tocagen to Present at Two Investor Conferences in November

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Tocagen Inc. (Nasdaq: TOCA), a clinical-stage, cancer-selective gene therapy company, today announced that Marty Duvall, chief executive officer, will present at the following upcoming investor conferences:

• Stifel Nicolaus Healthcare Conference, Tuesday, November 14, 11:45 a.m. ET in New York City
• Evercore ISI Biopharma Catalyst/Deep Dive Conference, Wednesday, November 29, 2:00 p.m. ET in Boston

The live audio webcast from the conferences and subsequent replay may be accessed by visiting Tocagen's website. The webcasts will be available shortly after conclusion of the presentation and archived on the company's website for 90 days following the presentation.

About Tocagen

Tocagen is a clinical-stage, cancer-selective gene therapy company developing first-in-class, broadly applicable product candidates designed to activate a patient's immune system against their own cancer. Tocagen is developing its lead investigational product candidate, Toca 511 & Toca FC, initially for the treatment of recurrent high grade glioma (HGG), a disease with significant unmet medical need. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Toca 511 & Toca FC Breakthrough Therapy Designation for the treatment of recurrent HGG and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Toca 511 PRIME (PRIority MEdicines) designation for the treatment of HGG.

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