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Theratechnologies’ Lead Peptide Drug Conjugate TH1902 Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for the Treatment of Sortilin-expressing Cancers

MONTREAL, Feb. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Theratechnologies Inc. (Theratechnologies) (TSX: TH) (NASDAQ: THTX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies, is pleased to announce that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to TH1902 as a single agent for the treatment of patients with sortilin positive recurrent advanced solid tumors that are refractory to standard therapy.

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Theratechnologies’ Lead Peptide Drug Conjugate TH1902 Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for the Treatment of Sortilin-expressing Cancers

G1 Therapeutics to Present at the Guggenheim Healthcare Talks: 2021 Oncology Day Virtual Conference

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Feb. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTHX), a clinical-stage oncology company, today announced that G1’s Chief Executive Officer Jack Bailey will participate in the Guggenheim Healthcare Talks: 2021 Oncology Day conference. The fireside chat will take place on February 11, 2021 at 2:00 PM ET. This meeting is being held virtually, and a live webcast will be accessible on the Events & Presentations page of http://www.g1therapeutics.com.

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Otonomy to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results and Provide Corporate Update

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Otonomy, Inc. (Nasdaq: OTIC), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics for neurotology, today announced it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2020 and provide a corporate update at 4:30 p.m. ET on February 11, 2021.

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GBT Initiates Expanded Access Protocol for Oxbryta® (voxelotor) in Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in the United States

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (GBT) (NASDAQ: GBT) today announced that an expanded access protocol (EAP) for Oxbryta® (voxelotor) in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) has been initiated and is currently enrolling. The EAP is designed to provide access to Oxbryta prior to approval for children ages 4 to 11 years with SCD in the United States who have no alternative treatment options and are ineligible to participate in clinical trials of Oxbryta. GBT enrolled its first patient in the EAP in January 2021.

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GBT Initiates Expanded Access Protocol for Oxbryta® (voxelotor) in Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in the United States

Equillium Announces Pricing of $30 Million Registered Direct Offering

LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equillium, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQ) a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing itolizumab to treat severe autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with life science institutional investment funds managed by Decheng Capital, to purchase 4,285,710 units (the “Units”) from Equillium, with each Unit consisting of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase 0.3 of a share of common stock. The purchase price per Unit is $7.00, priced above the market under Nasdaq rules. The warrants will have an exercise price of $14.00 per share, will be immediately exercisable, and will expire on the earlier of (i) the fifth anniversary of issuance, or (ii) the 15th calendar date following the date on which Equillium closes a financing raising a minimum of $25 million at a price per share of no less than $25.00.

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CytomX Therapeutics to Present at Guggenheim Healthcare Talks 2021 Oncology Day

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTMX), a clinical-stage, oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of investigational antibody therapeutics based on its Probody® technology platform, today announced that Sean McCarthy, D.Phil., president, chief executive officer, and chairman, will participate in a virtual fireside chat at the Guggenheim Healthcare Talks 2021 Oncology Day on February 11th at 3:30 p.m. ET. In addition, management will be available for one-on-one meetings with investors.

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Gain Therapeutics Announces Three Late-Breaker Presentations at the 17th Annual WORLDSymposium

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gain Therapeutics, Inc., (“Gain”) a biotechnology company focused on redefining drug discovery by identifying and optimizing allosteric binding sites that have never before been targeted, today announced that it will present three late-breaker abstracts at the 17th annual WORLDSymposium, a research conference dedicated to lysosomal diseases being held virtually February 8-12, 2021. The poster presentations will highlight data supporting Gain’s Gaucher disease, GM1 gangliosidosis and Morquio B programs.

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