ORIC Pharmaceuticals Announces Clinical Development Collaboration with Pfizer for ORIC-533 in Multiple Myeloma and Concurrent $25 Million Equity Investment by Pfizer
“We continue to be encouraged by the potential of ORIC-533 as a first-in-class treatment for patients with multiple myeloma, and a natural next step is to explore ORIC-533 in combination with approved and emerging therapies, including BCMA directed therapies,” said Jacob M. Chacko, M.D., chief executive officer. “Given Pfizer’s strong commitment, extensive capabilities and deep expertise in developing treatments for oncology, including elranatamab in multiple myeloma, we are proud to partner with them to develop a potential novel treatment regimen for patients with multiple myeloma. We look forward to realizing the full potential of ORIC-533 and continuing to advance our promising pipeline.”
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