Press releases

Volastra Therapeutics Appoints Timothy Bowler, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Medical Officer

The company highlighted continued advancement across its strategic pipeline and the appointment of Timothy Bowler, M.D., Ph.D., as its new Chief Medical Officer, strengthening its leadership team as it executes on key value-inflection milestones.

Volastra Therapeutics Announces Appointment of David P. Southwell as Chief Executive Officer

Volastra Therapeutics, a clinical-stage cancer biotechnology company, today announced the appointment of David P. Southwell as Chief Executive Officer.

Volastra Announces Initial Data from First-in-Human Phase I/II Trial of Novel KIF18A Inhibitor VLS-1488 to be Presented at 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting

Volastra Therapeutics, a clinical-stage cancer biotechnology company focused on chromosomal instability, today announced preliminary safety and efficacy data from its ongoing, first-in-human Phase I/II trial of its novel, oral KIF18A inhibitor, VLS-1488.

Volastra Therapeutics Announces the Appointment of Co-Founder Samuel Bakhoum, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer

Volastra Therapeutics, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing innovative cancer therapies targeting chromosomal instability, today announced the appointment of Volastra Co-Founder, Samuel Bakhoum, M.D., Ph.D., as its Chief Scientific Officer (CSO).

Volastra Therapeutics Granted FDA Fast Track Designation for Novel KIF18A Inhibitor in Ovarian Cancer

Volastra Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to VLS-1488, the company’s internally discovered KIF18A inhibitor.

Volastra Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase Ib Clinical Trial of Sovilnesib

Volastra Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, today announced it has dosed the first patient in its Phase Ib clinical trial evaluating sovilnesib in patients with platinum-resistant or refractory high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC).

Volastra Therapeutics Announces New and Expanded Partnerships with AI and Precision-Medicine Leaders to Broaden Potential of KIF18A Inhibitors Across Cancer

Microsoft, Function Oncology and Tailor Bio collaborations will support the evolution of predictive biomarkers across a diversity of tumors

Volastra Therapeutics Appoints David Nicholson, Ph.D., to Board of Directors

Volastra Therapeutics, a clinical-stage cancer biotechnology company, has appointed David Nicholson, Ph.D., as an independent member of its Board of Directors.

Volastra Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase I/II Clinical Trial of VLS-1488, One in a Portfolio of Novel and Differentiated KIF18A Inhibitors

Volastra Therapeutics, a discovery and clinical-stage cancer biotechnology company, today announced the dosing of the first patient in a Phase I/II clinical trial evaluating VLS-1488.

Preclinical Data on Volastra Therapeutics’ Two Novel and Differentiated KIF18A Inhibitors Presented at AACR 2023

NEW YORK, April 16, 2023 – Volastra Therapeutics, a clinical-stage cancer biotechnology company focused on exploiting chromosomal instability (CIN), today […]

Volastra Therapeutics Appoints Timothy Bowler, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Medical Officer

The company highlighted continued advancement across its strategic pipeline and the appointment of Timothy Bowler, M.D., Ph.D., as its new Chief Medical Officer, strengthening its leadership team as it executes on key value-inflection milestones.

Volastra Therapeutics Announces Appointment of David P. Southwell as Chief Executive Officer

Volastra Therapeutics, a clinical-stage cancer biotechnology company, today announced the appointment of David P. Southwell as Chief Executive Officer.

Volastra Announces Initial Data from First-in-Human Phase I/II Trial of Novel KIF18A Inhibitor VLS-1488 to be Presented at 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting

Volastra Therapeutics, a clinical-stage cancer biotechnology company focused on chromosomal instability, today announced preliminary safety and efficacy data from its ongoing, first-in-human Phase I/II trial of its novel, oral KIF18A inhibitor, VLS-1488.

Volastra Therapeutics Announces the Appointment of Co-Founder Samuel Bakhoum, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer

Volastra Therapeutics, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing innovative cancer therapies targeting chromosomal instability, today announced the appointment of Volastra Co-Founder, Samuel Bakhoum, M.D., Ph.D., as its Chief Scientific Officer (CSO).

Volastra Therapeutics Granted FDA Fast Track Designation for Novel KIF18A Inhibitor in Ovarian Cancer

Volastra Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to VLS-1488, the company’s internally discovered KIF18A inhibitor.

Volastra Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase Ib Clinical Trial of Sovilnesib

Volastra Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, today announced it has dosed the first patient in its Phase Ib clinical trial evaluating sovilnesib in patients with platinum-resistant or refractory high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC).