BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (Nasdaq:CBLI) and Incuron, LLC, a joint venture between CBLI and Bioprocess Capital Ventures today announced a poster presentation at Cell Symposia: Cancer Epigenomics, to be held on October 6-8, 2013 in Meliá, Sitges, Spain.
Katerina Gurova, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Oncology, Department of Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, will present a poster entitled, "Facilitates chromatin transcription (FACT) complex is an "accelerator" of malignant transformation and potential marker and target of aggressive cancer," on October 7. The abstract presents FACT's role in selective chromatin remodeling of genes involved in cancer transformation. Previous studies observed high levels of FACT expression in aggressive subtypes of tumors with poor prognosis and its critical role in survival of tumors and transformed cells. Over-expression of FACT was found to stimulate oncogene-driven transformation, while suppression of FACT was observed to block it.
FACT is a molecular target for CBL0137, a drug in development by Incuron. The first patient was recently dosed in a multi-center Phase 1 trial evaluating intravenous administration of CBL0137 in patients with metastatic or unresectable advanced solid tumors and lymphomas in the U.S. An ongoing Phase 1 study of oral administration of CBL0137 in patients with advanced solid tumors that are resistant or refractory to standard treatment is being conducted in the Russian Federation.
For more information about the Cell Symposia: Cancer Epigenomics, please refer to: http://www.cell-symposia-cancerepigenomics.com/.
About Cleveland BioLabs, Inc.
Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company leveraging deep mechanistic understanding of the cell death process, apoptosis, to develop a robust pipeline of compounds primarily focused on oncology applications and mitigation of radiation injury. The Company's lead compound is being developed as both a radiation countermeasure and a cancer treatment. The Company has two operating subsidiaries, Incuron, LLC, and Panacela Labs, Inc., and strategic relationships with the Cleveland Clinic, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the Children's Cancer Institute Australia and the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute. To learn more about Cleveland BioLabs, Inc., please visit the Company's website at http://www.cbiolabs.com.
About Incuron, LLC
Incuron, LLC is a Russian Federation based joint venture founded in 2010 between Russian Closed Mutual Venture Fund "Bioprocess Capital Ventures," and Cleveland BioLabs. Incuron is developing CBL0102 and CBL0137 for oncology and orphan indications. To learn more about Incuron, LLC, please visit the company's website at http://www.incuron.com/.
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Cleveland BioLabs, Inc.
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