Zentalis Pharmaceuticals to Host a Key Opinion Leader Virtual Meeting to Discuss its Investigational WEE1 Inhibitor ZN-c3 and its Potential as a Best-in-Class Treatment for Advanced Solid Tumors
The virtual event will feature presentations by KOL Kwok-Kin Wong, MD, PhD, Professor of Oncology,
The inhibition of WEE1 aims to generate sufficient DNA damage to cancer cells, resulting in programmed cell death and prevention of tumor growth. ZN-c3 is designed to have a best-in-class product profile with significant advantages over other investigational WEE1 inhibitor therapies, including good solubility, target selectivity and pharmacokinetic properties. The Company is currently conducting a Phase 1/2 trial in patients with advanced solid tumors.
Dr. Wong’s research, teaching and clinical activities focus on understanding the genetic alterations driving lung tumor formation and the testing of new targeted and immune lung cancer therapies. The unique models used in Dr. Wong’s laboratory allow scientists to investigate the efficacy of new targeted therapeutics and immunotherapeutics.
The live webcast of the event will be accessible from the Investors page of Zentalis’ website, www.zentalis.com. The archived webcast and presentation will be available on the Company’s website after the event.
About ZN-c3
ZN-c3 is an oral inhibitor of WEE1 in development for the treatment of advanced solid tumors. The inhibition of WEE1, a DNA damage response protein, aims to generate sufficient DNA damage in cancer cells, causing cell death, thereby preventing tumor growth and potentially causing tumor regression. Zentalis is currently conducting a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of ZN-c3, and expects to initiate a Phase 1b clinical trial evaluating ZN-c3 in combination with chemotherapy in patients with advanced ovarian cancer in the second half of 2020.
About Zentalis
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