On September 8, 2015 Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: SNTA) reported that presentations related to ganetespib, a novel, potent small molecule inhibitor of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) in Phase 3 development, and STA-12-8666, the Company’s leading candidate from its proprietary Hsp90 inhibitor Drug Conjugate (HDC) Program, will be presented at the 16th Annual World Conference on Lung Cancer at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado (Press release, Synta Pharmaceuticals, SEP 8, 2015, View Source;p=RssLanding&cat=news&id=2085888 [SID:1234507416]).
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Details of the presentations are provided below:
Mini Oral Presentations:
HSP90 Inhibitor Ganetespib Radiosensitizes Human Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells and Inhibits Lung Cancer Stem Cells
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 8, 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM MT
Location: Mile High Ballroom 2c – 3c, MINI14.08
Presenter: Vera Levina, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
The Novel HSP90 Inhibitor-SN-38 Conjugate (STA-12-8666), Is Highly Active in Preclinical Models of Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 9, 6:30 -8:00 PM MT
Location: Rooms 605+607, MINI37.02
Presenter: Yanis Boumber, M.D., Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Poster Presentations:
Ganetespib Resistance in KRAS Mutant NSCLC Is Mediated through Reactivation of the RAF/MEK/ERK and PI3K/MTOR Pathways
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 8, 9:30AM – 5:00 PM MT
Location: Exhibit Hall (Hall B+C), Poster P2.04-101
Presenter: Timothy F. Burns, M.D., University of Pittsburgh
A Phase Ib/II Trial of Doxorubicin with Ganetespib, a Novel Hsp90 Inhibitor, in Advanced Solid Tumors, with Dose Expansion in Small Cell Lung Cancer
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 9, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM MT
Location: Exhibit Hall (Hall B+C), Poster P3.07-003
Presenter: Deepa Subramaniam, M.D., Georgetown University