NEW YORK, March 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BeyondSpring Inc. (NASDAQ:BYSI), a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of transforming immuno-oncology cancer therapies, today announced that Dr. Ramon Mohanlal, the Company’s Chief Medical Officer, presents at three leading industry conferences this month:
- BIO-Europe Spring, March 13, 2018, 3:15 p.m. CET / 10:15 a.m. EST: Dr. Mohanlal’s presentation provided a corporate update on the development of BeyondSpring’s innovative pipeline. The presentation took place at the Amsterdam RAI Convention Center in the Netherlands.
- Immuno-Oncology Strategy Meeting, March 14, 2018, 4:20 p.m. EST: Dr. Mohanlal’s presentation focused on triple combination approaches to prevent immune-related adverse events, as well as how to better manage IR-AEs through oral immuno-oncology agents with shorter half-lives. Dr. Mohanlal was joined by several leaders in the immuno-oncology field as fellow panelists. The presentation took place at the Doubletree by Hilton in Philadelphia, Pa.
- BIO-Asia International Conference, March 19, 2018, 9 p.m. EST / March 20, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. JST: Dr. Mohanlal will also present the Company’s innovative pipeline in the second floor Drawing Room at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo in Japan.
BIO-Europe Spring took place from March 12 through 14; the Immuno-Oncology Strategy Meeting took place on March 14 and BIO-Asia International will take place from March 19 through 20, 2018.
About BeyondSpring
BeyondSpring is a global clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative immuno-oncology cancer therapies with a robust pipeline from internal development and from collaboration with University of Washington in de novo drug discovery using ubiquitination platform. BeyondSpring’s lead asset, Plinabulin, is in a Phase 3 clinical trial as a direct anticancer agent in non-small cell lung cancer (Study 103) and two Phase 2/3 clinical programs in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (CIN) – (Studies 105 and 106). BeyondSpring has a seasoned management team with many years of experience bringing drugs to market.
About Plinabulin
Studies on Plinabulin’s mechanism of action indicate that Plinabulin activates GEF-H1, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor. GEF-H1 activates downstream transduction pathways leading to the activation of the protein c-Jun. Activated c-Jun enters the nucleus of dendritic cells to up-regulate immune-related genes, which contributes to the up-regulation of a series of genes leading to dendritic cell maturation, T-cell activation and other effects that prevent neutropenia. To reduce CIN, Plinabulin is given as a single IV infusion in each cycle, 30 minutes to 1 hour after completion of the chemotherapy, offering same day dosing, whereas G-CSF is given 24 hours after chemotherapy. In addition, the use of Plinabulin is not associated with bone pain, which is a frequent side effect with G-CSF.
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