Aptose Biosciences to Host Key Opinion Leader Event Present at BIO CEO & Investor Conference

On January 29, 2020 Aptose Biosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: APTO; TSX: APS), a clinical-stage company developing highly differentiated therapeutics that target the underlying mechanisms of cancer, reported that the company will host a key opinion leader (KOL) event on Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 in New York City (Press release, Aptose Biosciences, JAN 29, 2020, View Source [SID1234553641]). In addition, William G. Rice, Ph.D., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Gregory K. Chow, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Jotin Marango, M.D., Ph.D, Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer, will present at the upcoming BIO CEO & Investor Conference on Monday, February 10th, 2020 in New York City.

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Presentation Details:

·KOL Symposium on CG-806 FLT3/BTK Inhibitor for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Lotte New York Palace
Webcast: LINK
The luncheon symposium will feature renowned hematology leaders including Brian J. Druker, M.D., Eytan M. Stein, M.D. and Aaron Goldberg, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Druker is Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology; Director, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University and Chair of the Aptose Scientific Advisory Board; Eytan M. Stein, M.D. is a Hematologic Oncologist, Assistant Professor on the Leukemia Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC); and Aaron Goldberg, M.D., Ph.D. is a Hematologic Oncologist, Assistant Attending Physician, Leukemia Service, MSKCC. The hematology experts will review the treatment landscape and the evolution of kinase inhibitors as anticancer drugs in myeloid leukemias, particularly acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and highlight the potential for the mutation-agnostic FLT3/BTK inhibitor CG-806 to address unmet medical needs in these patient populations.

Additionally, Rafael Bejar M.D., Ph.D., Aptose’s Chief Medical Officer, will serve as moderator and provide an overview of the rationale and strategy for the development of CG-806 in myeloid malignancies. CG-806 is currently in an ongoing Phase 1a/b clinical trial for the treatment of patients with relapsed / refractory B-cell malignancies, including CLL and NHL, and in 1H / 2020 is planned to enter a separate clinical trial in patients with relapsed / refractory AML and high-risk MDS.

·BIO CEO & Investor Conference
Date: Monday, February 10, 2020
Time: 1:15 PM EST
Location: Presentation Room Odets, New York Marriott Marquis
Webcast: LINK
The Company also will be hosting institutional investor and partnering meetings at the conference that can be requested through BIO One-on-One Partnering.