Benzinga | May 19, 2021 07:04AM EDT

Aileron Therapeutics to Host KOL Virtual Investor Event Discussing 'Opportunity for New Paradigm to Protect Cancer Patients from Chemotherapy-Induced Toxicities' May 26

Aileron Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ALRN), a chemoprotection oncology company focused on fundamentally transforming the experience of chemotherapy for cancer patients, announced today that it will host a key opinion leader (KOL) investor event focused on the topic of protecting cancer patients from chemotherapy-induced toxicities on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 11:00 am ET.

The fireside chat, moderated by Soumit Roy, Ph.D., Managing Director at JonesTrading, will feature Alan List, M.D. and Lodovico Balducci, M.D., discussing the unmet need in addressing chemotherapy-induced toxicities, the resulting medical impact and quality-of-life burden on cancer patients, as well as the opportunity for a new paradigm known as chemoprotection that focuses on proactive prevention.

Dr. List is a hematologist and physician scientist who is internationally recognized for his many contributions in the development of more effective treatment strategies for myeloid and other malignancies. He is the author of more than 450 peer-reviewed manuscripts, chapters and books, and is the former President and CEO of Moffitt Cancer Center, and past president of the Society of Hematologic Oncology. Currently, Dr. List serves as Chief Medical Officer at Precision Biosciences. Dr. Balducci, a renowned geriatric oncologist, was formerly a Senior Member of the Senior Adult Oncology Program and Medical Director of Affiliates & Referring Physician Relations at Moffitt Cancer Center, and Professor of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida College of Medicine, in Tampa, Florida.

A webcast of the event will be available under the Investors and Media section on Aileron's website at https://investors.aileronrx.com/. A replay of the webcast will be archived on Aileron's website for 90 days following the event.

To register for the event, please click here.

Aileron's first-in-class dual MDM2/MDMX inhibitor, ALRN-6924, is currently in clinical development as a therapeutic agent designed to deliver selective chemoprotection for patients with p53-mutated cancers. 50% of all cancer patients have p53-mutated cancer.

ALRN-6924 has demonstrated a protective effect against chemotherapy-induced bone marrow toxicities, including neutropenia, thrombocytopenia and anemia, in a Phase 1b trial in patients with p53-mutated small cell lung cancer (SCLC) undergoing treatment with topotecan in second line of therapy. In the second quarter of 2021, Aileron plans to initiate a Phase 1b randomized, placebo-controlled trial of ALRN-6924 in patients with p53-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are receiving first-line carboplatin plus pemetrexed (with or without immune checkpoint inhibitors).