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Verastem to Present Data at the 2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Details for the poster presentation at SABCS are as follows:
Title: VS-6063 (defactinib) and VS-4718 Reduce Cancer Stem Cells in Models of Breast Cancer: Implications for Clinical Trials in the Neoadjuvant Setting
Abstract #: 1696
Session/Poster: Poster Session 6; Poster #P6-11-06
Date and Time:
About VS-6063
VS-6063 (defactinib) is an orally available compound designed to target
cancer stem cells through the potent inhibition of focal adhesion kinase
(FAK). Cancer stem cells are an underlying cause of tumor resistance to
chemotherapy, recurrence and ultimate disease progression. Research by
About VS-4718
VS-4718 is an orally available compound designed to target cancer stem cells through the potent inhibition of focal adhesion kinase (FAK). VS-4718 is currently being studied in a Phase 1 dose escalation study in patients with advanced cancers.
About
Forward-looking statements:
This press release includes forward-looking statements about the
Company’s strategy, future plans and prospects, including statements
regarding the development and activity of the Company’s product
candidates, including VS-6063, or defactinib, and VS-4718, and the
Company’s FAK and PI3K/mTOR programs generally, the timeline for
clinical development and regulatory approval of the Company’s product
candidates, and the structure of the Company’s planned or pending
clinical trials. The words “anticipate,” “appear,” “believe,”
“estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,”
“target,” “potential,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “continue,”
and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these
identifying words. Each forward-looking statement is subject to risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied in such statement. Applicable risks and
uncertainties include the risks that the preclinical testing of the
Company’s product candidates and preliminary or interim data from
clinical trials may not be predictive of the results or success of
ongoing or later clinical trials, that data may not be available when we
expect it to be, that the Company will be unable to successfully
complete the clinical development of its product candidates, including
VS-6063 and VS-4718, that the development of the Company’s product
candidates will take longer or cost more than planned, and that the
Company’s product candidates will not receive regulatory approval or
become commercially successful products. Other risks and uncertainties
include those identified under the heading “Risk Factors” in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
Source:
Verastem, Inc.
Brian Sullivan, 781-292-4214
bsullivan@verastem.com