Aptose Biosciences

Aptose Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage oncology company, which engages in the discovery, research, and development of anti-cancer therapies. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and currently employs 13 full-time employees. The Company’s lead clinical-stage, oral kinase inhibitor tuspetinib (TUS) has demonstrated activity as a monotherapy and in combination therapy in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and is being developed as a frontline triplet therapy in newly diagnosed AML. The firm's small molecule cancer therapeutics pipeline includes products designed to provide single agent efficacy and to enhance the efficacy of anti-cancer therapies and regimens without overlapping toxicities. Its Luxeptinib (LUX) is being developed for the treatment of patients with certain B-cell malignancies, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), and certain non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (NHL) who are resistant or intolerant to conventional treatments.