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SELLAS Life Sciences to Host Virtual Expert Panel Discussion on GFH009 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Webcast to be held on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. EST NEW YORK, May 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLS)
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[{"type":"text","content":"Webcast to be held on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. EST\nNEW YORK, May 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLS) (“SELLAS’’ or the “Company”), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for a broad range of cancer indications, today announced it will host a virtual panel discussion on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. EST. The panel will feature hematology-oncology specialists Tapan Kadia, MD (The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center), Joshua Zeidner, MD (University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center), and Omer Jamy, MD (O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama) who will discuss the treatment landscape for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and the potential for GFH009 to address unmet medical needs for patients with relapsed and/or refractory AML. GFH009 is a clinical stage small molecule, highly selective CDK9 inhibitor that SELLAS is investigating for treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. SELLAS plans to commence a Phase 2a clinical trial during the second quarter of 2023 with GFH009 in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine in AML patients. A live question and answer session will follow the formal discussion and a replay of the event will be available on SELLAS’s website. To register for the event, please click here. About Tapan Kadia, MDDr. Kadia is a Professor in the Department of Leukemia at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He serves as co-Leader of the sections of AML and developmental therapeutics and is the associate program director of the Leukemia Fellowship program. He is actively involved in clinical and translational research for the treatment of patients with leukemia. His particular focus is in developmental therapeutics in acute leukemia, including individualized frontline therapy, biologically rational targeted therapy, and longer term maintenance strategies in AML and acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). He is primary investigator on numerous trials in AML, T-cell leukemias, bone marrow failure states, and is a leader in these. He has received numerous academic and clinical honors and awards for his studies and clinical research. Additionally, he’s authored over 375 peer-reviewed articles, numerous abst...