On June 7, 2018 Trillium Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ/TSX: TRIL), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of cancer, reported the appointment of Yaping Shou MD, PhD, as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Shou joins Trillium from Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Press release, Trillium Therapeutics, JUN 7, 2018, View Source [SID1234527238]).
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"Yaping’s broad clinical drug development experience in oncology and her demonstrated commitment to translational research makes her a strong addition to Trillium’s senior management team," said Dr. Niclas Stiernholm, Trillium’s Chief Executive Officer. "Her arrival is particularly opportune, since we have recently refined and narrowed the focus of our two ongoing TTI-621 trials, based on preliminary clinical proof of concept data, and are on the cusp of dosing our first patient in our TTI-622 trial. We look forward to Yaping’s leadership as we continue to advance our SIRPaFc programs."
Dr. Shou has more than 18 years of industry experience spanning clinical development and translational medicine, with a strong focus in oncology. She most recently served as Executive Medical Director at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, where she also held several other clinical leadership positions over the past seven years. Prior to joining Takeda, Dr. Shou held several clinical oncology positions at Novartis Pharmaceuticals and GlaxoSmithKline. She has contributed to the approval of several targeted therapies for oncology over the years, including lapatinib, pazopanib, nilotinib, sonidegib, and ixazomib. She received her MD degree from Zhejiang University School of Medicine, and her PhD degree from Drexel University College of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Shou also conducted postdoctoral studies in the Genetics Branch at the National Cancer Institute.
"I am excited to be joining Trillium at this important time in the company’s evolution," said Dr. Shou. "I believe we have the potential to build a CD47 franchise in immuno-oncology that could meaningfully benefit patients."