Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Announces Eight Presentations Highlighting Discovery Research Programs at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2023
– First Preclinical Data for Pan-RAF Inhibitor DCC-3084 to be Presented; IND Filing Expected in Second Half of 2023 –
– New Preclinical Data Supports ULK inhibitor DCC-3116 in Combination with QINLOCK® in GIST and in Combination with Encorafenib and Cetuximab in Colorectal Cancer; Expects to Initiate Two New Combination Escalation Studies in Second Half of 2023 –
– New Pan-KIT Development Candidate DCC-3009 for GIST Demonstrates Potential Best-in-Class Profile with Broad Coverage of KIT Mutations with High Selectivity –
– Company Discloses New Research Programs Focused on Novel Integrated Stress Response Targets GCN2 and PERK –
– Company to Host Virtual Investor Event on
“We are excited to share new preclinical data that demonstrate the breadth and depth of our research capabilities based on our proprietary switch-control kinase inhibitor platform and its ability to generate new opportunities for potential first- and best-in-class kinase inhibitors,” said
Copies of the abstracts are available on AACR’s website. Presentation details are as follows:
Poster Number: 4872
Title: DCC-3116, a first-in-class selective inhibitor of ULK1/2 kinases and autophagy, in combination with the KIT inhibitor ripretinib induces complete regressions in GIST preclinical models
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Poster Number: 1377
Title: DCC-3116, a first-in-class selective inhibitor of ULK1/2 kinases and autophagy, synergizes with encorafenib and cetuximab in BRAF V600E mutant colorectal cancer models
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Poster Number: 4033
Title: Pan-exon mutant KIT inhibitor DCC-3009 demonstrates tumor regressions in preclinical gastrointestinal stromal tumor models
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Poster Number: 4045
Title: DCC-3084, a RAF dimer inhibitor, broadly inhibits BRAF class I, II, III, BRAF fusions, and RAS-driven solid tumors leading to tumor regression in preclinical models
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Poster Number: 4938
Title: DP-9024, an investigational small molecule modulator of the Integrated Stress Response kinase GCN2, synergizes with asparaginase therapy in leukemic tumors
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Poster Number: 1639
Title: DP-9149, an investigational small molecule modulator of the Integrated Stress Response kinase GCN2, pre-clinically causes solid tumor growth inhibition as a single agent and regression in combination with standard of care agents
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Poster Number: 1640
Title: DP-9024, an investigational small molecule modulator of the Integrated Stress Response kinase PERK, causes B-cell cancer growth inhibition as single agent and in combination with standard-of-care agents
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Poster Number: 1613
Title: Dimerization-induced activation of the Integrated Stress Response kinase PERK by an investigational small molecule modulator, DP-9024
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Deciphera is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing important new medicines to improve the lives of people with cancer. We are leveraging our proprietary switch-control kinase inhibitor platform and deep expertise in kinase biology to develop a broad portfolio of innovative medicines. In addition to advancing multiple product candidates from our platform in clinical studies, QINLOCK® is Deciphera’s switch-control inhibitor for the treatment of fourth-line GIST. QINLOCK is approved in
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