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Cogent Biosciences to Host Virtual R&D Investor Event
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BOULDER, Colo., March 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cogent Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: COGT), a biotechnology company focused on developing
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[{"type":"text","content":"CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BOULDER, Colo., March 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cogent Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: COGT), a biotechnology company focused on developing precision therapies for genetically defined diseases, today announced details for its planned Virtual R&D Investor Event on Friday, April 8, 2022, beginning at 4:05 PM EDT. Attendees can register HERE for the event. Cogent will share updates on recent progress, including additional nonclinical data demonstrating the potential of bezuclastinib as a best-in-class KIT mutant inhibitor, outline its strategy and focus to create best-in-class small molecules for genetically defined diseases, and present early data from its growing pipeline of novel, small molecule targeted therapy programs, including Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 (FGFR2). Featured speakers include: Andrew Robbins, President and Chief Executive OfficerJohn Robinson, PhD, Chief Scientific OfficerJessica Sachs, MD, Chief Medical Officer Access to the webcast will be available on the investor relations section of Cogent’s website, including an archived replay of the webcast at https://investors.cogentbio.com/. The Virtual Investor R&D Event will coincide with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2022, taking place April 8-13 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, at which Cogent will share data from two poster presentations. The first poster presentation (Abstract 147) will highlight new nonclinical data on the unique properties of bezuclastinib that differentiate it from other KIT inhibitors. Bezuclastinib is currently under clinical investigation in Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis (NCT04996875), Nonadvanced Systemic Mastocytosis (NCT05186753), and imatinib-resistant Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) (NCT05208047). A second poster presentation (Abstract 167) will reveal in vitro and in vivo characteristics of a novel series of FGFR inhibitors with potency against clinically relevant mutations. The AACR poster presentations will be made available through the AACR conference website on Friday, April 8 at 1:00 PM EDT, and the in-person poster presentations will occur Sunday, April 10, 1:30 – 5:00 PM CDT. About Cogent Biosciences, Inc.Cogent Biosciences is a biotechnology company focused on developing precision therapies for genetically defined disea...