G1 Therapeutics and Deimos Biosciences Announce Global (Excluding Asia-Pacific) License Agreement for Lerociclib for Radioprotective Uses
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. and SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTHX), a commercial-stage oncology company, and Deimos Biosciences, a portfolio company of Jupiter Bioventures, announced a global licensing agreement (excluding the Asia-Pacific region) for lerociclib for radioprotective uses. Lerociclib is a potent and selective inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 (CDK4/6). Such inhibitors can increase the survival of animals exposed to radiation.