XLO - Xilio Therapeutics Announces Promotion of Katarina Luptakova M.D. to Chief Medical Officer and Scott Coleman Ph.D. to Chief Development Officer | Benzinga
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xilio Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company discovering and developing tumor-activated immuno-oncology therapies for people living with cancer, today announced the promotion of Katarina Luptakova, M.D., to the role of chief medical officer and Scott Coleman, Ph.D., to the role of chief development officer, each effective as of September 5, 2023. Dr. Luptakova will succeed Martin Huber, M.D., who has served as the company's chief medical officer since 2020 and as president and head of research and development since 2022. Dr. Huber will leave the company this month to pursue a chief executive officer opportunity and will remain an advisor to Xilio.
"The promotion of Katarina to chief medical officer and Scott to chief development officer are part of a thoughtful succession planning process jointly undertaken with the board and highlight the depth of Xilio's internal talent," said René Russo, Pharm.D., chief executive officer of Xilio. "Katarina has an extensive, proven track record in clinical oncology drug development, and her strong relationships with clinical investigators and oncology thought leaders have been critical to our clinical development efforts to date. Having worked closely with Scott across multiple companies over the years, I know how invaluable his drug development instincts, strategic thinking and scientific leadership are in building successful companies across all stages of development and a broad range of therapeutic areas. On behalf of Xilio and the board of directors, I want to thank Marty for his partnership in helping to develop our internal talent and rapidly translating our novel, tumor-selective platform into multiple clinical programs with promising early clinical data."
Dr. Luptakova, a hematologist and oncologist, has 20 years of experience in clinical practice and oncology drug development and most recently served as Xilio's senior vice president, medical since October 2022. Prior to joining Xilio as vice president, clinical research in December 2021, Dr. Luptakova served as vice president, clinical development at Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prior to that, Dr. Luptakova served as senior medical director and clinical lead at Tesaro, Inc., where she contributed to the successful development and commercialization of multiple cancer therapies, including Zejula® (niraparib) and Blenrep® (belantamab mafodotin-blmf). Earlier in her career, Dr. Luptakova held roles of increasing responsibility at Takeda Oncology and was an attending physician in the bone marrow transplant and malignant hematology division at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Dr. Coleman most recently served as Xilio's senior vice president, nonclinical development and has over 25 years of experience in biotechnology and drug development, including contributing to the successful development and approval of multiple therapies across a broad ...