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Pasithea Therapeutics Abstract Accepted for Poster Presentation at 2023 Neurofibromatosis Conference
Features Preclinical data of PAS-004 in Plexiform Neurofibroma PALO ALTO, Calif. and MIAMI, June 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pasithea Therapeutics Corp.
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[{"type":"text","content":"Features Preclinical data of PAS-004 in Plexiform Neurofibroma\nPALO ALTO, Calif. and MIAMI, June 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ: KTTA) (“Pasithea” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, research, and development of innovative treatments for central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced that pre-clinical results for its lead drug candidate, PAS-004, have been accepted for a poster presentation at the 2023 Neurofibromatosis (NF) Conference taking place June 24-27, 2023, in Scottsdale, Arizona. “We are extremely pleased to be presenting preclinical data from PAS-004 conducted in collaboration with Dr. Wade Clapp at Indiana University, School of Medicine,” commented Dr. Graeme Currie, Pasithea’s Chief Development Officer. “The presentation will provide insight into PAS-004 efficacy and support further development of our lead candidate.” Findings will be shared on a poster entitled “Evaluation of the Effects of a Novel MEK inhibitor PAS-004 in Plexiform Neurofibroma in a Pre-clinical Mouse Model of Neurofibromatosis Type 1”. Poster will be available to view during the 2023 NF Conference on the evening of Sunday, June 25th, from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. About NF conference First held in 1985 as a roundtable of 20 participants, the NF Conference is now the most important scholarly gathering of the NF research and clinical communities. The NF Conference is a global event organized by Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF), now attracting nearly 750 participants worldwide across a wide range of scientific disciplines, from research and clinical backgrounds, all focused on improving outcomes for patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and schwannomatosis. The NF Conference is a critical forum for consensus building and advancing basic, translational, and clinical research in NF and related fields, while fostering collaborations within and beyond the NF community. Importantly, the NF Conference is a key venue for attracting and growing new investigators in NF research and clinical care. About PAS-004 PAS-004 is a small molecule allosteric inhibitor of MEK 1/2 in the MAPK signaling pathway. The MAPK pathway has been implicated in a variety of diseases, as it functions to drive cell proliferation, differentiation, survival and a variety of othe...