Aptose Presents New Preclinical Data on CG’806 Pan-FLT3/ Pan-BTK Inhibitor at 2018 AACR Annual Meeting

Aptose Biosciences (NASDAQ:APTO) (TSX:APS) today announced the presentation of preclinical data demonstrating the robust cell killing ability of CG’806, a pan-FLT3/pan-BTK inhibitor, in multiple types of AML and B-cell malignancies. Data further demonstrated that CG’806 targets multiple pathways and overcomes drug resistance seen with other inhibitors. The data were presented in a poster on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at the 2018 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference being held April 14-18, in Chicago, IL.

As quoted in the press release:

CG’806 demonstrated the ability to target all wild type (WT) and mutant forms of FLT3 and BTK and to inhibit multiple signaling pathways, producing killing of diverse subtypes of hematologic malignancies driven by different genomic aberrations.

“This study directly compares CG’806 to other FLT3 or BTK inhibitors in development and confirms the potent and extended activity we have seen with the molecule,” said William G. Rice, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aptose. “As a pan-FLT3/pan-BTK multi-kinase inhibitor that can eliminate tumors in the absence of toxicity in animal models, CG’806 has demonstrated the ability to kill a broad range of AML and B-cell malignancies through inhibition of multiple oncogenic pathways.  We are eager to pursue its clinical development.”

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