LSK BioPharma to Attend and Present at the ASCO 2017 Annual Meeting
SALT LAKE CITY, USA, June 1 2017 — LSK Biopharma (LSKB Company) will be attending the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, USA from June 2-6. The Company will be meeting with leading oncologists and key opinion leaders from across the globe to discuss late stage development of apatinib mesylate, the Company’s clinically proven angiogenesis inhibitor.
The Company also sponsored a ‘Trials in Progress’ poster (Abstract ID: TPS4138) which is scheduled to be presented on Saturday, June 3rd from 8:00am to 11:30am Central Time. Additional information will be available at the poster session or by appointment (contact arlo.mcginn@lskbiopharma.com).
About Apatinib
Apatinib is the first successful small-molecule angiogenesis inhibitor in gastric cancer. Apatinib acts by inhibiting angiogenesis, a critical process in cancer growth and proliferation. Specifically, apatinib selectively inhibits VEGFR-2 which mediates the primary pathway for tumor-mediated angiogenesis. It was approved in China (advanced gastric cancer, Dec 2014) where it is marketed by the Chinese-territory license-holder Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd. LSK BioPharma, which holds the global rights (ex-China), has partnered development and marketing in South Korea with Bukwang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Apatinib has been clinically tested in over 1,000 patients worldwide and has demonstrated efficacy in numerous cancers including gastric cancer, CRC, HCC, NSCLC, esophageal cancer, thyroid cancer, mesothelioma, and neuroendocrine tumors. It has also shown potential to significantly improve outcomes in combination with chemotherapeutics and immunotherapy, as well as for maintenance therapy. LSKB has received notification designating apatinib as an orphan medicinal product for the treatment of gastric cancer from the European Commission in the European Union as well as the MFDS in South Korea. The Company has submitted for orphan designation in the U.S.
About LSK BioPharma
LSKB is a privately-held biopharmaceutical company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Company specializes in clinical development of promising therapies for unmet medical needs in cancer. LSKB is developing two proprietary drug candidates; apatinib, a selective VEGFR-2 inhibitor which has demonstrated clinical efficacy in a variety of solid tumors and a selective BTK/JAK3 inhibitor with the potential to treat hematologic malignancies and rheumatoid arthritis as an immunosuppressive agent. LSKB can be found on the web at www.lskbiopharma.com.
Contact: Angie Price – angieprice@lskbiopharma.com
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