On January 30, 2023 Beyond Cancer, Ltd., an affiliate of Beyond Air, Inc. (NASDAQ: XAIR) that is developing ultra-high concentration nitric oxide (UNO) as an immunotherapeutic for solid tumors, reported the appointment of Gavin Choy, PharmD as Chief Operating Officer (Press release, Beyond Cancer, JAN 30, 2023, View Source;id=253141&p=2256311&I=1206939-c7Z3G6f3m8 [SID1234626647]). He brings more than 20 years of expertise to Beyond Cancer in the development of small molecules as well as immunotherapy in oncology with the successful management of multiple early first-in-human studies in the U.S. and Australia/New Zealand, and late-stage registrational clinical studies globally, as well as early access, and compassionate use programs.
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"Gavin’s extensive experience facilitating new drug products through the clinical trial process is a welcomed addition to the talented team at Beyond Cancer," commented Selena Chaisson, Chief Executive Officer of Beyond Cancer. "Gavin will be instrumental in our efforts to begin clinical trials in the U.S. and successfully develop UNO as a therapeutic option for patients with solid tumors."
"I am thrilled to partner with the talented and innovative Beyond Cancer team to advance UNO into additional clinical studies," remarked Dr. Choy. "Harnessing ultra-high concentration nitric oxide to engage the immune system with the aim of preventing metastatic disease and relapse across a variety of solid tumors can be a potentially viable treatment option added to the existing armamentarium of therapeutics for the treatment of solid tumors."
Dr. Choy has held various executive leadership roles in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry and has extensive experience leading cross-functional teams in early-, mid-, and late-stage clinical development programs. Dr. Choy successfully led or was an integral member of a team in four New Drug Applications (NDA) and seven Investigational New Drugs (IND) and has experience in achieving Fast Track and Orphan Drug Designations. He has also led a lead asset into a global Phase 2 program in fourteen countries with approximately 100 clinical investigative sites. He most recently served as Chief Clinical Development Officer at GT Biopharma where he authored an orphan drug application submission, co-authored an abbreviated clinical study report, and implemented their quality system. Prior to his role at GT Biopharma, he served as Chief Operating Officer at Apollomics, Inc. and was President at CG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Choy is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Adaptive Research, Inc., a healthcare ecosystem that enables physicians to participate in clinical trials and engages biotechnology and pharmaceutical sponsors to expand access to larger eligible and diverse patient pools in community settings.
Throughout Dr. Choy’s career, he has prolifically published manuscripts, abstracts and journal articles with over 75 peer-reviewed publications to his credit. Dr. Choy has 18 years of clinical experience in hematology/oncology/bone marrow transplantation and geriatrics at the Department of Veterans Affairs and Stanford University Hospital.
Dr. Choy received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Southern California and completed residency training at the University of Southern California and at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Sepulveda Medical Center. He also holds a Master of Business Administration focused on Health Care from the University of California, Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business.
About Nitric Oxide
Nitric Oxide is a powerful molecule, naturally synthesized in the human body, proven to play a critical role in a broad array of biological functions. In the airways, NO targets the vascular smooth muscle cells that surround the small resistance arteries in the lungs. Currently, exogenous inhaled NO is used in adult respiratory distress syndrome, post certain cardiac surgeries and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn to treat hypoxemia. Additionally, NO is believed to play a key role in the innate immune system and in vitro studies suggest that NO possesses anti-microbial activity not only against common bacteria, including both gram-positive and gram-negative, but also against other diverse pathogens, including mycobacteria, viruses, fungi, yeast and parasites, and has the potential to eliminate multi-drug resistant strains.