IDEAYA Biosciences Announces ASCO 2024 Oral Presentation for Darovasertib in Neoadjuvant Uveal Melanoma Phase 2 Investigator Sponsored Study

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Apr 24, 2024, 10:05 ET

Oral presentation at ASCO 2024 scheduled for Monday, June 3, 2024, at 9:51 AM CDT
The abstract summary will be available on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at ~5:00pm ET

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDYA), a precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery and development of targeted therapeutics, today announced that interim results from the investigator-sponsored Phase 2 trial evaluating darovasertib safety and efficacy as neoadjuvant/adjuvant treatment in uveal melanoma (UM) have been selected for an oral presentation at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting taking place May 31-June 4, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.

Details for the oral presentation are as follows:

Session: Melanoma/ Skin Cancers

Title: A Phase 2 Safety and Efficacy Study of Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant Darovasertib for Localized Ocular Melanoma

Presenter: Anthony Joshua, M.B.B.S, Ph.D., FRACP

Abstract number: 9510

Date and Time: June 3, 2024, at 9:51 AM CDT

ASCO will publish the abstract summary on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at approximately 5:00 pm ET.

About IDEAYA Biosciences

IDEAYA is a precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery and development of targeted therapeutics for patient populations selected using molecular diagnostics. IDEAYA's approach integrates capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers with drug discovery to select patient populations most likely to benefit from its targeted therapies. IDEAYA is applying its research and drug discovery capabilities to synthetic lethality – which represents an emerging class of precision medicine targets.

Forward-Looking Statements

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