First Patient Dosed in Ph 1/2 Clinical Trial of STX-478, Its Mutant-Selective PI3Kα Inhibitor for the Treatment of Breast Cancer and Other Solid Tumors
“We are excited to begin clinical evaluation of STX-478, our mutant-selective PI3Kα inhibitor with a potentially best-in-class profile, for the treatment of HR+/HER2- breast cancer and a wide array of other solid tumors,” said Axel Hoos, M.D., Ph.D, Chief Executive Officer of Scorpion. “The initiation of this clinical trial in just three years after our company was founded is an important validation of our Precision Oncology 2.0 strategy. The quality of the compound and the rapid progression of this program from target selection to clinical development demonstrate the expertise of our scientific team, the technical capabilities of our discovery platform, and their combined ability to create potentially transformational therapies.”
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