New Board Appointments: Cascade Prodrug, Inc. has appointed Dr. Manuel Litchman and Dr. Andres Gutierrez to its Board of Directors, enhancing its leadership in oncology-focused biotechnology.
Dr. Litchman's Background: Dr. Litchman brings over 30 years of experience in biopharmaceuticals, having held leadership roles at Mustang Bio and Arvinas, with a strong focus on drug development and oncology.
Dr. Gutierrez's Expertise: Dr. Gutierrez is recognized for his extensive experience in clinical development and oncology, previously serving as Chief Medical Officer at several biotech companies and leading various successful drug trials.
Company Focus: Cascade is developing hypoxia activated therapies, with their lead candidate CPD100Li showing promise against multiple tumor types and entering IND-enabling studies targeting pancreatic cancer and other hypoxic tumors.
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About MBIO
Mustang Bio, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on translating medical breakthroughs into potential cures for cancers and autoimmune diseases. The Company has partnered with medical institutions to advance the development of chimeric antigen receptor modified T cell (CAR T) therapies. Its pipeline is focused in two core areas: CAR T therapies for autoimmune diseases and hematologic malignancies and CAR T therapies for solid tumors. It is developing a CAR T therapy for hematologic malignancies and autoimmune diseases in partnership with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center targeting CD20 and for solid tumors in partnership with City of Hope National Medical Center targeting IL13Ra2. It has also partnered with Nationwide Children’s Hospital for a herpes simplex virus type 1 oncolytic virus to enhance the activity of MB-101 for the treatment of patients with high-grade malignant brain tumors.
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