Curis, Inc. Appoints John A. Hohneker to Its Board of Directors
December 06, 2021 at 08:00 am EST
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Curis, Inc. announced the appointment of John A. Hohneker, M.D. to its Board of Directors. Dr. Hohneker brings 30 years of drug development and leadership experience within the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. He most recently served as President and CEO of Anokion SA. Prior to Anokion, he was President of Research and Development at FORMA Therapeutics Inc., where he guided the company's transition from a discovery-stage biotech to one with multiple programs in clinical trials.
Curis, Inc. is a biotechnology company. The Company is focused on the development of emavusertib (CA-4948), an orally available, small molecule inhibitor of Interleukin-1 receptor associated kinase (IRAK4). Emavusertib is undergoing testing in the Phase I/II TakeAim Lymphoma study in patients with relapsed/refractory primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) in combination with the BTK inhibitor ibrutinib, as a monotherapy in the Phase I/II TakeAim Leukemia study in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and relapsed/refractory high risk myelodysplastic syndrome (hrMDS). Its other clinical programs include Fimepinostat and CA-170. Fimepinostat is an oral, dual inhibitor of histone deacetylase (HDAC), and phosphotidyl-inositol 3 kinase (PI3K) enzymes. CA-170 is an oral small molecule drug candidate that is designed to selectively target V-domain Ig Suppressor of T-cell Activation (VISTA) and PDL1 immune checkpoint proteins.
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