Puma Biotechnology, Inc. Appoints Allison Dorval to the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of the Board
July 14, 2021 at 04:06 pm EDT
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On July 8, 2021, Allison Dorval, 45, was appointed to the Board of Directors (the Board") of Puma Biotechnology, Inc., effective July 15, 2021. Ms. Dorval will serve on the Board for a term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until her earlier death, resignation or removal. In connection with her appointment to the Board, Ms. Dorval was also appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board (the Audit Committee"). Ms. Dorval has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Voyager Therapeutics, Inc., since November 2018 and as Voyager's principal financial officer and principal accounting officer since June 2018.
Puma Biotechnology, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the development and commercialization of products to enhance cancer care. The Company's lead product is NERLYNX, an oral version of neratinib, for the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer. Neratinib is a potent irreversible tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that blocks signal transduction through the epidermal growth factor receptors, HER1, HER2 and HER4 It also engaged in the development and commercialization of, alisertib. Alisertib is a selective, small molecule inhibitor of aurora kinase A that is designed to disrupt mitosis leading to apoptosis of rapidly proliferating tumor cells that are dependent on aurora kinase A. Its neratinib has clinical application in the treatment of several other cancers as well, including other tumor types that over-express or have a mutation in HER2 or epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), such as breast cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, or other solid tumors.
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