NEWTOWN, Pa., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Traws Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAW, “Traws”, the “Company”) today announced it has granted equity awards to new employees who joined Traws in connection with the recent acquisition of Trawsfynydd Therapeutics, Inc. by Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Merger”). On April 1, 2024, Traws granted restricted stock equity awards to Werner Cautreels, Iain Dukes, Nikolay Savchuk, C.... Read More

Closing cash balance of approximately $28 million expected from concurrent private placement led by OrbiMed and Torrey Pines Funding expected to advance development of three potential best-in-class/class leading assets: viroksavir, a cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitor for influenza; travaltrelvir, a protease inhibitor for COVID19; and narazaciclib, a next generation CDK4/6 inhibitor for low grade endometriod endometrial... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova” or “the Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that the Company will present an abstract related to preclinical studies conducted by the Company and its collaborators to further characterize the mechanism of... Read More

Preclinical data show that narazaciclib treatment led to significant tumor growth inhibition, demonstrating synergy with standard-of-care ibrutinib, in ibrutinib-sensitive and -resistant settings Early Phase 1/2 studies suggest potential for an improved profile and daily dosing Dose escalation is underway in lead indication of Low Grade Endometrioid Endometrial Carcinoma (LGEEC), with plans to define the Recommended Phase 2... Read More

Differentiated profile of narazaciclib supported by positive results of studies demonstrating broad multi-kinase activity, with significant anti-tumor activity and increased anti-tumor immunity, compared to approved CDK4/6 inhibitors Data support the potential use of narazaciclib in breast and ovarian cancers Narazaciclib progressing towards RP2D and preparation for registrational studies, with a planned update in H1 2024... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., Nov. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc . (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that Steven Fruchtman, M.D., President & CEO, will present at NobleCon19, Noble Capital Markets’ Nineteenth Annual Emerging Growth Equity Conference, being held... Read More

Narazaciclib progressing towards registrational studies; target engagement and acceptable safety profile support further dose escalation, affirming differentiated profile Update on the registrational preparations for the narazaciclib program and the rigosertib trial plan expected in the first half of 2024 Company to host conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 NEWTOWN, Pa., Nov. 14, 2023... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. ( NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova” or “the Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that the Company intends to release its third quarter 2023 financial results on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Management plans to host a conference call and live... Read More

Preclinical data indicate that narazaciclib shows monotherapy and combination anti-tumor activity in ibrutinib-sensitive and resistant cells and xenograft models NEWTOWN, Pa., Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova” or “the Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that... Read More

Dr. Victor Moyo named Chief Medical Officer Meena Arora joins as Vice President Global Medical Affairs and R&D NEWTOWN, Pa., Oct. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that the Company expanded its leadership team with the... Read More

Data for Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) presented in Ireland on Oct. 7, 2023 Additional studies support broad potential, especially in cyclin-dependent cancers NEWTOWN, Pa., Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that one of... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., Oct. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that a late-breaking abstract studying rigosertib in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), associated with... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that a late-breaking abstract reporting the use of rigosertib in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) associated with advanced/metastatic... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that Steven Fruchtman, M.D., President & CEO, will participate in the H.C. Wainwright 25 th Annual Global Investment Conference being held September 11-13, 2023.... Read More

Anticipate topline results from the Phase 1 monotherapy and Phase 1/2 combination study with letrozole in Q4 2023 Plans are underway for a registrational trial with rigosertib in patients with RDEB-associated squamous cell carcinoma based on a constructive Type B FDA meeting held in June Company to host conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 10, 2023 NEWTOWN, Pa., Aug. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., Aug. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova” or “the Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that the Company intends to release its second quarter 2023 financial results on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Management plans to host a conference call and live webcast... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., June 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova” or “the Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today presented preclinical data on narazaciclib at the 17 th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML), which is taking place in Lugano, Switzerland, through June 17,... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., June 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced the presentation of a Trials in Progress poster at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, which is taking place June 2 – 6, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois and... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., May 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that the first participant has been dosed in an investigator-sponsored Phase 2 trial of oral rigosertib plus the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab in patients with metastatic melanoma who... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., May 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and provided a business update. Highlights for the first quarter of 2023 and recent weeks include: The first participant was... Read More

Showcase to feature presentations by key opinion leaders Drs. Gaël Roué and Bhavana Pothuri Showcase to take place on May 18, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. ET NEWTOWN, Pa., May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova” or “the Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that Steven M.... Read More

Prior data provide clinical proof-of-concept for narazaciclib’s mechanism of action in endometrial cancer Preliminary data from trial’s Phase 1 portion expected in 4Q 2023 NEWTOWN, Pa., May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that the... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., May 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova” or “the Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced an upcoming presentation at the International Society of Investigative Dermatology (ISID) International Epidermolysis Bullosa Symposium, which is being held in Osaka,... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., May 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova” or “the Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that the Company intends to release its first quarter 2023 financial results on Monday, May 15, 2023. Management plans to host a conference call and live webcast at... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., April 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova” or “the Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced new preclinical data on narazaciclib in two poster presentations at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting. “Data being presented at AACR... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., April 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova” or “the Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that its Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Mark Gelder, M.D., recently passed away unexpectedly. Michael Saunders, M.D., has been appointed the interim Chief Medical... Read More

Collaboration builds off clinical data demonstrating rigosertib’s activity against PLK1 and may inform a precision medicine approach towards rigosertib’s evaluation in new indications Collaboration will leverage ENLIGHT, a pan-cancer response predictor scalable to all cancer types and all targeted and immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) oncology drugs NEWTOWN, Pa. & TEL AVIV, Israel, March 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, and provided a business update. Highlights for the fourth quarter of 2022 and recent weeks include: Based upon... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., March 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced the publication of two abstracts that have been accepted for poster presentations at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, which is taking place at the... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., March 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that the Company intends to release its fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Management plans to host a conference call and live webcast at... Read More

Data suggest rigosertib stimulates an anti-cancer immune response via NLRP3 activation, providing mechanistic support for clinical trials of rigosertib-checkpoint inhibitor combinations Data reveal potential targets engaged by rigosertib to inhibit the RAS-MAPK pathway, the overactivation of which is implicated in a range of cancers NEWTOWN, Pa., March 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX),... Read More

Two of two evaluable participants in an ongoing investigator-sponsored program of rigosertib in RDEB-associated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) have achieved a complete response of all cancerous skin lesions First evaluable participant has been in complete remission with no signs of metastatic disease for >18 months; the second patient has achieved a complete response in all squamous cell skin lesions following four cycles of... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that the Company will be participating in the 2023 Guggenheim Oncology Conference taking place February 8-9, 2023 in New York City. Steven Fruchtman, M.D., President & CEO of Onconova,... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced their participation in the Channelchek Takeaway Series from the J.P.Morgan Healthcare Conference, to be broadcast Thursday, January 26, starting at 10:00 EST. The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference... Read More

NEWTOWN, Pa., Dec. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced the appointments of Peter Atadja, Ph.D., and Trafford Clarke, Ph.D., as independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors. “It is my pleasure to welcome Peter and Trafford to our... Read More