Athenex Announces Key Company Activities at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

On November 19, 2019 Athenex, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATNX), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of cancer and related conditions, reported that its abstract for the Phase III study of oral paclitaxel and encequidar (Oral Paclitaxel) in metastatic breast cancer has been selected for the press program of the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) (Press release, Athenex, NOV 19, 2019, View Source [SID1234573892]). The Company will deliver an oral presentation at SABCS, taking place in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday, December 13, 2019. After the oral presentation, the Company plans to discuss the results in a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) webcast event for the investment community.

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"We look forward to presenting additional data and analyses at SABCS from the pivotal Phase III study of Oral Paclitaxel in metastatic breast cancer," said Dr. Johnson Lau, Athenex’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We are excited by the opportunity to share these updates with oncologists, patients and researchers to highlight Oral Paclitaxel’s potential to positively impact outcomes for people living with metastatic breast cancer."

Oral Presentation Details:
Abstract Title: Oral Paclitaxel with Encequidar: The first orally administered paclitaxel shown to be superior to IV paclitaxel on confirmed response and survival with less neuropathy: a Phase III clinical study in metastatic breast cancer.
Session: General Session 6
Date and Time: Friday, December 13, 2019 at 3:15pm CT
Location: Hall 3 / Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas
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Abstracts that have been selected for the press program will only have titles posted to the SABCS website until the embargo lifts on December 13, when the complete abstract will post online.

KOL Webcast Event

On December 13, 2019, after the oral presentation, the Company plans to review the Phase III clinical data presented at SABCS during a webcasted event for the investment community. Further details will be made available in a separate announcement.

Athenex Exhibit Booth

Attendees at SABCS are invited to visit the exhibit booth hosted by Athenex Oncology at the conference (booth #627/629), December 10 to 13, from 10:45am to 5pm CT daily.

The Orascovery platform was initially developed by Hanmi Pharmaceuticals and licensed exclusively to Athenex for all major worldwide territories except Korea, which is retained by Hanmi.