Mentor Capital Cancer Immunotherapy Index Up 100% in 2013

Mentor Capital Cancer Immunotherapy Index Up 100% in 2013

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mentor Capital, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MNTR) reports that its proprietary Cancer Immunotherapy Index appreciated 101.7% during the first three quarters of 2013. The equally weighted Cancer Immunotherapy Index is regularly benchmarked against the appreciation of the average of the NASDAQ, S&P, and NYSE Biotech Indices. For the same 2013 YTD period the biotech indices averaged a 46.0% gain.

Inovio (314%) and Celldex (428%) have led the sector in gains during the January through September 2013 period. Celldex ($2,865 Million) represents 56% of the market capitalization of the fifteen-member Cancer Immunotherapy Index, which has a combined total share value of $5.1 Billion.

The Mentor Capital Cancer Immunotherapy Index companies and their performance for the first thirty-nine weeks of 2013 follow: Galena Biopharma Corporation (NAS: GALE) +49.02%; NewLink Genetics Corporation (NAS: NLNK) +50.24%; Vical Incorporated (NAS: VICL) -57.90%; Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ASE: INO) +314.41%; Dendreon (NAS: DNDN) -44.61%; Immunocellular Therapeutics, Ltd. (NYSE MKT:IMUC) +33.85%; Agenus (NAS: AGEN) -32.44%; Oncothyreon (NAS: ONTY) +7.29%; Biovest International (OTCMKTS:BVTIQ) -100.00%; Celldex Therapeutics (NAS: CLDX) +428.02%; Northwest Biotherapeutics (NAS: NWBO) +7.71%; CEL - SCI Corp. (ASE: CVM) -37.04%; Generex Biotechnology (OTCBB:GNBT) +28.00% as a proxy for its wholly-owned immunotherapeutic subsidiary, Antigen Express; Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCMKTS:PVCT) +37.50%; and Advaxis, Inc. (OTCBB:ADXSD) +49.33% — all for an average 2013 YTD gain of +101.68% (Annualized rate: +135.44%).

Mentor Capital, Inc., by acquisition or stock purchase, seeks to invest in leading-edge private and public cancer companies, and certain other situations. Mentor created the Cancer Immunotherapy Index July 10, 2009. Since then, it has invested or maintained a tracking position in all companies in the Cancer Immunotherapy Index which can be found at www.MentorCapital.com.

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