ONTX - Onconova Expands Leadership Team with Two Key Appointments | Benzinga
Dr. Victor Moyo named Chief Medical Officer
Meena Arora joins as Vice President Global Medical Affairs and R&D
NEWTOWN, Pa., Oct. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONTX), ("Onconova", the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that the Company expanded its leadership team with the naming of Dr. Victor Moyo as Chief Medical Officer (CMO), and the addition of Meena Arora as Vice President, Global Medical Affairs and Research and Development (R&D).
"We are delighted to have Dr. Moyo and Ms. Arora as integral members of our team at Onconova as we prepare to enter the next phase of development for narazaciclib and rigosertib, our novel and proprietary cell pathway inhibitors for oncology," said Dr. Steven Fruchtman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Both are accomplished experts in their fields and bring significant and wide expertise in drug development. I believe Victor's extensive track record as a clinical researcher and drug developer in oncology and Meena's unique medical affairs expertise in rare diseases and oncology will be instrumental to the Company's success as we advance the clinical plan and regulatory strategy for each program."
Victor Moyo commented, "I am very pleased to be named as Onconova's Chief Medical Officer. Working with the team over the last quarter has given me the opportunity to appreciate the potential for Onconova's product pipeline, especially the excellent work that the Company has done differentiating narazaciclib from other CDK4/6 inhibitors. I believe narazaciclib holds the promise of prolonging progression in patients with endometrial and other gynecological cancers as well as hematologic malignancies in indications where there is still an unmet medical need. I look forward to working with my colleagues at Onconova and our clinical collaborators to contribute to our mission of bringing narazaciclib and rigosertib to patients with cancer.
Meena Arora shared, "I am excited to join Onconova's talented and experienced group of professionals and look forward to beginning my tenure as Vice President Global Medical Affairs and Research and Development to execute on Onconova's vision. I joined the Company because I believe that our oncology programs are based on impressive science and preliminary clinical results and are focused on important indications where there is a need for improved clinical outcomes. I am excited to couple my expertise in rare disease and oncology ...