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Aileron Expands Management Team with Appointment of Christopher Zergebel As Vice President, Program Management and Clinical Operations
Mr. Zergebel brings over 20 years of industry experience, primarily focused in oncology, and broad expertise to help Aileron ensure operational excellence
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[{"type":"text","content":"Mr. Zergebel brings over 20 years of industry experience, primarily focused in oncology, and broad expertise to help Aileron ensure operational excellence Aileron is advancing ALRN-6924 with the goal of delivering a chemoprotective agent for patients with p53-mutated cancerClinical trial of ALRN-6924 in p53-mutated non-small cell lung cancer ongoing with interim data on track for June 2022Clinical trial of ALRN-6924 in p53-mutated neoadjuvant breast cancer anticipated to initiate enrollment in 2Q 2022 BOSTON, April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aileron Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ALRN), a chemoprotection oncology company that aspires to make chemotherapy safer and thereby more effective to save more patients’ lives, today announced it has expanded its management team with the appointment of Christopher Zergebel as Vice President of Program Management and Clinical Operations. Mr. Zergebel will report to Manuel Aivado, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aileron. “We’re thrilled to welcome Chris to the Aileron team. Given our biomarker-driven approach to chemoprotection, our clinical development strategy is designed to advance our goal to deliver a chemoprotective agent for patients with p53-mutated cancer. Chris’ broad expertise in oncology-specific clinical operations and project management will help us ensure operational excellence as we work toward realizing that goal. Chris shares the integrity, sense of urgency, and genuine compassion for cancer patients that defines our team here.” Mr. Zergebel joins Aileron from Taiho Oncology, Inc., where he spent more than a decade in roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Vice President, R&D Services, overseeing clinical project management, clinical operations, data management, medical writing, and clinical supplies through all phases of clinical development and through regulatory approvals. Previously, Mr. Zergebel served as Vice President, Project Management at Taiho Oncology where he was responsible for global project management for all development programs, as well as consistent project planning and management across all Global Project Teams and all phases of clinical and post-marketing drug development. Earlier in his career, Mr. Zergebel held project management roles at PRA International and Organon, Inc., and also served as a clinical research associate and clinical t...