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Sutro Biopharma Announces Presentation of STRO-002 for the Potential Treatment of Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer at the 2019 AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics Conference
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sutro Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRO) today announced that the company will present at the upcoming
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[{"type":"text","content":"SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sutro Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRO) today announced that the company will present at the upcoming AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics being held Oct. 26-30, 2019, in Boston. The presentation will include both new preclinical efficacy data and initial dose escalation safety data from the company's ongoing Phase I study of STRO-002 in patients with ovarian cancer. STRO-002 is a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting the clinically validated folate receptor-α (FRα), an antigen known to be overexpressed in ovarian cancer. Sutro discovered and manufactures STRO-002 using its proprietary XpressCF+™ cell-free protein synthesis technology.\nPoster Presentation Details:\nAntitumor activity of STRO-002, a novel folate receptor-α (FRα) antibody drug conjugate (ADC), in patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models and preliminary phase I dose escalation safety outcomes in patients with ovarian carcinoma (OC) \nDate: Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019Time: 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDTLocation: Hall D, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA, United StatesPoster Session: Tubulin-interacting AgentsAbstract Number: C095\nThe abstract was published today on the AACR website. The poster will be accessible through the Clinical/Scientific Presentation and Publication Highlights page of the News section of the company's website at www.sutrobio.com on the day of the poster presentation. \nAbout Sutro Biopharma Sutro Biopharma, Inc., located in South San Francisco, is a clinical-stage drug discovery, development and manufacturing company. Using precise protein engineering and rational design, Sutro is advancing next-generation oncology therapeutics.\nSutro's proprietary and integrated cell-free protein synthesis and site-specific conjugation platform, XpressCF+™, led to the discovery of STRO-001 and STRO-002, Sutro's first two internally-developed ADCs. STRO-001 is a CD74 ADC currently being investigated in a Phase I clinical trial of patients with advanced B-cell malignancies, including multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. STRO-001 was granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA for multiple myeloma in October 2018. STRO-002 is a folate receptor alpha (FoIRα) ADC, currently being investigated in a Phase I clinical trial of patients with ovarian and endome...