PR Newswire
BERGEN, Norway, Aug. 22, 2023
BERGEN, Norway, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BerGenBio ASA (OSE: BGBIO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel, selective AXL kinase inhibitors for severe unmet medical needs, announced today that additional clinical data of bemcentinib in combination with chemotherapy and with immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) have been recently published and accepted for presentation at two upcoming international oncology conferences:
"The accumulating evidence supporting the potential role of bemcentinib in NSCLC aligns with our strategic focus on this disease where a large portion of patients still have very poor clinical outcome from existing therapies" said Martin Olin, Chief Executive Officer of BerGenBio. "The publication of data in a prestigious peer reviewed publication and at ESMO and SITC provides us with the opportunity to share our data with a broad audience of oncologists and key opinion leaders in the field of NSCLC and the pharmaceutical industry."
Contacts
Martin Olin CEO, BerGenBio ASA
ir@bergenbio.com
Rune Skeie, CFO, BerGenBio ASA
rune.skeie@bergenbio.com
Media Relations
Jan Lilleby
jl@lillebyfrisch.no
+47 90 55 16 98
About BerGenBio ASA
BerGenBio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative drugs targeting AXL as a potential cornerstone of therapy for aggressive diseases, including cancer and severe respiratory infections. The Company is focused on its proprietary lead candidate, bemcentinib, a potentially first-in-class selective AXL inhibitor in development for STK11 mutated NSCLC and severe respiratory infections.
BerGenBio is based in Bergen, Norway with a subsidiary in Oxford, UK. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: BGBIO). For more information, visit www.bergenbio.com
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to MAR article 17 and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.