BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Verastem, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSTM), focused on developing and commercializing drugs to improve the survival and quality of life of cancer patients, today announced that it will host an Analyst and Investor Day titled, “Duvelisib: Harnessing the Power of Dual PI3K Inhibition,” on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 from 10:30 am – 1:00 pm ET in New York City.
The agenda will include an in-depth discussion of the Company’s lead oral oncology candidate, duvelisib, including the unmet need of patients, where phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)-delta and PI3K-gamma inhibitors fit into the treatment paradigm and the opportunity for duvelisib in the growing chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) and follicular lymphoma (FL) population and beyond.
The program will also feature key opinion leaders in the hematologic oncology field, including:
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Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Director, and Director, CLL Center of the Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute -
Ian Flinn, MD, PhD
Director, Blood Cancer Research Program at Sarah Cannon Research Institute, and Lead Investigator of the DUO and DYNAMO Studies -
Steven Horwitz, MD
Medical Oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue -
Brian Koffman, MDCM, DCFP, FCFP, DABFP, MSEd
Physician, Medical Director of the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Society and CLL Patient -
Lori Kunkel, MD
Oncology Drug Development Expert and Biotech Advisor, Member of the Board of Directors at Tocagen Inc., Former Chief Medical Officer, Pharmacyclics
Kindly reach out to Marianne Lambertson at [email protected] for any inquiries.
A live and archived webcast of the event will be available on the “Events and Presentations” page in the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at www.verastem.com. The webcast will be archived for a period of 90 days following the conclusion of the live event.
About Verastem, Inc.
Verastem, Inc. (Nasdaq:VSTM) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing drugs to improve the survival and quality of life of cancer patients. Verastem is currently developing duvelisib, a dual inhibitor of PI3K-delta and PI3K-gamma, which has successfully met its primary endpoint in a Phase 2 study in indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma and a Phase 3 clinical trial in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL). Verastem has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) requesting the full approval of duvelisib for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory CLL/SLL, and accelerated approval for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (FL). The FDA has accepted the NDA for filing with Priority Review and given a target action date of October 5, 2018. In addition, Verastem is developing the focal adhesion kinase inhibitor defactinib, which is currently being evaluated in three separate clinical collaborations in combination with immunotherapeutic agents for the treatment of several different cancer types, including pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Verastem’s product candidates seek to treat cancer by modulating the local tumor microenvironment and enhancing anti-tumor immunity.
For more information, please visit www.verastem.com.
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