On April 2, 2025 Plexium, Inc. (Plexium), a leading next-generation targeted protein degradation company, reported that initial Phase 1 clinical results with PLX-4545, a selective IKZF2 molecular glue degrader, and preclinical results from the Company’s SMARCA2 monovalent direct degrader and CDK2 molecular glue degrader programs will be presented at the 2025 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (Free AACR Whitepaper) Annual Meeting, taking place April 25-30, 2025, in Chicago, IL (Press release, Plexium, APR 2, 2025, View Source [SID1234651762]).

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"We are thrilled that our research involving our selective degrader programs for SMARCA2, CDK2 and IKZF2 will be showcased prominently at AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper) 2025, including during two oral presentations, and we look forward to sharing our clinical safety and PK/PD data with PLX-4545," said Jorge F. DiMartino, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer of Plexium. "AACR is one of the most important oncology meetings in the world, and we are excited to highlight our highly differentiated portfolio of next-generation monovalent targeted protein degraders."

Oral Presentation Details:

Title: "Discovery and characterization of novel, potent and selective CDK2 molecular glue degrader against CCNE1-amplified tumors"
Session: MS.ET09.01 – Degraders and Glues
Abstract Number: 6375
Date and Time: April 29, 2:55 PM – 3:10 PM
Presenting Author: Leenus Martin, PhD

Title: "PLX-4545, a selective IKZF2 degrader, reprograms suppressive Tregs leading to tumor growth inhibition and combination benefit with immune checkpoint therapy"
Session: MS.ET09.01 – Degraders and Glues
Abstract Number: 6380
Date and Time: April 29, 4:10 PM – 4:25 PM
Presenting Author: Peggy Thompson, PhD

Poster Presentation Details:

Title: "Mechanistic characterization of selective monovalent direct degraders of SMARCA2″
Session: PO.ET09.04 – Degraders and Glues 1
Abstract Number: 404
Section: 18
Date and Time: April 27, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Presenting Author: Julia Toth, PhD

Title: "Preclinical characterization of PLX-61639, a potent and orally bioavailable SMARCA2-selective monovalent direct degrader"
Session: PO.ET09.10 – Degraders and Glues 2
Abstract Number: 1653
Section: 18
Date and Time: April 28, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Presenting Author: Gregory Parker, PhD

Title: "A first in humans trial of PLX-4545, a molecular glue degrader of IKZF2, in healthy volunteers, shows pharmacologic modulation of Tregs at well-tolerated doses"
Session Title: PO.CT01.02. First-in-Human Phase I Clinical Trials 2
Abstract Number: CT150
Section: 48
Date and Time: April 29, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12 PM
Presenting Author: Jorge DiMartino, MD, PhD