TG Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Appointment of Sagar Lonial to its Board of Directors
April 29, 2020 at 08:20 am EDT
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TG Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP, to the Company’s Board of Directors. Dr. Lonial has extensive experience in multiple myeloma and lymphoma treatment and research, and most recently has focused on developing combinations of novel agents for B-cell malignancies, particularly evaluating combinations that may result in synergistic inhibition of the PI3K/Akt pathway. He currently serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Emory University School of Medicine, as well as the Chief Medical Officer at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP, an internationally recognized authority in multiple myeloma and lymphoma treatment and research, has been nominated to join the TG Therapeutics Board of Directors. Dr. Lonial is involved in numerous professional organizations including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology, and the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, as well as involved in research with the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). He serves as Vice Chair of the Myeloma Committee in the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) and as Chair of the Steering Committee for the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium.
TG Therapeutics, Inc. is a fully integrated, commercial stage, biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of novel treatments for B-cell diseases. Its clinical drug candidates include Ublituximab (anti-CD20 mAb), TG-1701 (BTK inhibitor) and TG-1801 (anti-CD47/CD19 bispecific mAb). BRIUMVI is an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody for the treatment of RMS, which include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease. TG-1701 is a novel, orally available and covalently bound Brutonâs tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor that exhibits selectivity to BTK in in vitro kinase screening. TG-1801 is a bispecific CD47 and CD19 antibody. It is the therapy to target both CD19, a B-cell specific market expressed across B-cell malignancies, and CD47. It also evaluates complementary products, technologies and companies for in-licensing, partnership, acquisition and/or investment opportunities.