LEXINGTON, Mass. , Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS), a biotechnology company focused on the development of innovative therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, today announced that it will host a virtual KOL event on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 , at 8:00 am ET .
The event will discuss progress to date for first-in-class IRAK4 kinase inhibitor, CA-4948, including data presented at the 62nd American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition from the Phase 1 study in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and new clinical data from the Phase 1 study in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes.
The event will be led by James Dentzer , President and CEO, and will include a presentation by Dr. Amit Verma, Professor of Medicine-Oncology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Director of the MDS Program at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx , NY. Dr Verma and members of Curis leadership will be available to answer questions at the end of the event.
A live webcast of the presentation will be available under "Events & Presentations" in the Investors section of the Company's website at www.curis.com . A replay of the webcast will be available on the Curis website for 90 days following the event.
About Curis, Inc.
Curis is a biotechnology company focused on the development of innovative therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. In 2015, Curis entered into a collaboration with Aurigene in the areas of immuno-oncology and precision oncology. As part of this collaboration, Curis has exclusive licenses to oral small molecule antagonists of immune checkpoints including, the VISTA/PDL1 antagonist CA-170, and the TIM3/PDL1 antagonist CA-327, as well as the IRAK4 kinase inhibitor, CA-4948. CA-4948 is currently undergoing testing in a Phase 1 trial in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and in a Phase 1 trial in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. In addition, Curis is engaged in a collaboration with ImmuNext for development of CI-8993, a monoclonal anti-VISTA antibody, which is currently undergoing testing in a Phase 1a/ 1b trial in patients with solid tumors. Curis is also party to a collaboration with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, under which Genentech and Roche are commercializing Erivedge ® for the treatment of advanced basal cell carcinoma. For more information, visit Curis' website at www.curis.com .
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