On February 27, 2019 Context Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, reported that new preclinical data on CTX-30916, a new PR antagonist, will be featured at the upcoming AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper) Annual Meeting taking place in Atlanta, Georgia (Press release, Context Therapeutics, FEB 27, 2019, View Source [SID1234533830]). The data will be presented during the Receptors and Growth Factors session on April 1, 2019 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

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At the conference Dr. Deepak Lala, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer for Context Therapeutics and Dr. Tasir Haque Ph.D., Head of Chemistry for Context Therapeutics will present preclinical data highlighting the biochemical and cellular activity of CTX-30916 including its mechanism of action in inhibiting breast cancer cell proliferation. CTX-30916 is a next generation PR antagonist with potential for the treatment of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancers.

The poster details are as follows:

Poster Title: Identification of CTX-30916 as a new antagonist of progesterone receptor signaling pathways

Session Category: Molecular and Cellular Biology / Genetics

Session Title: Receptors and Growth Factors

Session Date and Time: Monday Apr 1, 2019 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Location: Georgia World Congress Center, Exhibit Hall B, Poster Section 38

Poster Board Number: 4

Abstract Number: 2625

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