Onconova Announces Four Presentations from Rigosertib Clinical Trials in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) at the 2018 ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition

On November 5, 2018 Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONTX), a Phase 3 clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products to treat cancer, reported that four abstracts relating to the Company’s lead product candidate, rigosertib, were accepted for presentation at the 60th American Society of Hematology (ASH) (Free ASH Whitepaper) Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego, California, which takes place December 1-4, 2018 (Press release, Onconova, NOV 5, 2018, View Source [SID1234530731]).

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ORAL PRESENTATION:

Phase 2 Expansion Study of Oral Rigosertib Combined with Azacitidine (AZA) in Patients (Pts) with Higher-Risk (HR) Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS): Efficacy and Safety Results in HMA Treatment Naïve & Relapsed (Rel)/Refractory (Ref) Patients

Session Name: 637. Myelodysplastic Syndromes – Clinical Studies: Novel Therapeutics I

Date: Saturday, December 1, 2018

Session Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM

Presentation Time: ORAL SESSION 4:15 PM PST

Room: Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Grand Hall A

Presenter: Shyamala C. Navada, MD, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

1) Truncation Products of Stromal Cell Derived Factor-1 (CXCL12) Quantified By Mass Spectrometry in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) or Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Treated with Rigosertib in a Phase I-II Study

Session Name: 604. Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Resistance in Myeloid Diseases: Poster I

Date: Saturday, December 1, 2018

Presentation Time: 6:15 – 8:15 PM

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall GH

Presenter: John Roboz, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

2) Evaluation of Underlying Cause of Genitourinary (GU) Adverse Events (AEs) in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes upon Oral Administration of Rigosertib: Safety and Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Rigosertib across Three Clinical Trials

Session Name: 637. Myelodysplastic Syndromes – Clinical Studies: Poster II

Date: Sunday, December 2, 2018

Presentation Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall GH

Presenter: Manoj Maniar, PhD, Onconova Therapeutics, Inc., Newtown, PA

3) Amelioration of Rigosertib Treatment Related Genitourinary (GU) Adverse Events (AEs) in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Implementation of Novel Dosing Regimen Derived through Pharmacokinetic Modeling in Phase 2 Study of Oral Rigosertib in Combination with Azacitidine

Session Name: 637. Myelodysplastic Syndromes – Clinical Studies: Poster III

Date: Monday, December 3, 2018

Presentation Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall GH

Presenter: David Taft, PhD, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY