Zentalis Pharmaceuticals to Present at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2021

NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO, Sept. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNTL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing small molecule therapeutics targeting fundamental biological pathways of cancers, today announced that six abstracts have been accepted for poster presentation at the upcoming European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress, being held virtually September 16-21, 2021.

Poster Presentation Details:

Title: Pharmacodynamic evidence for WEE1 target engagement in surrogate and tumor tissues from a Phase 1 study of the WEE1 inhibitor ZN-c3
Abstract ID: 3874

Title: A Phase 1b dose-escalation study of ZN-c3, a WEE1 inhibitor, in combination with chemotherapy in patients with platinum-resistant or -refractory ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer
Abstract ID: 3912

Title: A Phase 1/2 dose-escalation and expansion study of ZN-c5, an oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD), as monotherapy and in combination with palbociclib in patients with advanced estrogen receptor (ER)+/HER2- breast cancer
Abstract ID: 3825

Title: A Phase 1b dose-escalation study of ZN-c5, an oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD), in combination with abemaciclib in patients with advanced estrogen receptor (ER)+/HER2- breast cancer
Abstract ID: 3711

Title: A Phase 1 dose-escalation study of ZN-d5, an BCL-2 inhibitor with improved selectivity, in subjects with advanced non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Abstract ID: 4102

Title: Discovery of ZN-d5, a potent BCL-2 inhibitor with improved selectivity for BCL-2
Abstract ID: 3916

All posters will be available on the Congress platform beginning September 16, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. CEST. The presentation materials will also be available in the “Supporting Publications” section of Zentalis Pharmaceutical’s website at www.zentalis.com.

About Zentalis Pharmaceuticals

Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing small molecule therapeutics targeting fundamental biological pathways of cancers. The Company is developing a broad pipeline of potentially best-in-class oncology candidates, all internally discovered, which include ZN-c3, a WEE1 inhibitor for advanced solid tumors, ZN-c5, an oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) for ER+/HER2- breast cancer, ZN-d5, a BCL-2 inhibitor for hematologic malignancies, and ZN-e4, an EGFR inhibitor for non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). Zentalis has licensed ZN-c3, ZN-c5 and ZN-d5 to its majority-owned joint venture, Zentera Therapeutics, to develop and commercialize these candidates in China. Zentalis has operations in both New York and San Diego.

For more information, please visit www.zentalis.com. Follow Zentalis on Twitter at @ZentalisP and on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/zentalis-pharmaceuticals.

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Investor Contact:
Gitanjali Jain Ogawa
Solebury Trout
gogawa@soleburytrout.com 

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Solebury Trout
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