Ambrx to Host KOL Event Discussing ARX517 Data Presented at ESMO Congress 2023 - Seite 2

About Oliver Sartor, MD

Professor Oliver Sartor is a medical oncologist and translational researcher with a special focus on prostate cancer over the past 33 years. He completed his fellowship in Medical Oncology in 1989 at the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda and is currently Director of Radiopharmaceutical Clinical Trials at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He has published over 500 peer-reviewed articles, led or co-led multiple national and international clinical studies, including four phase III studies pivotal for FDA approval (Quadramet, Xofigo, Pluvicto, and Jevtana). He has served as the past Chairman of the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Integration Panel, is past Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Genitourinary Cancer, and is the Medical Oncology Chair of the GU committee of NRG, a national cancer research group.

About John Shen, MD

Dr. Shen, an investigator in Ambrx’s APEX-01 trial, is a medical oncologist who practices in Westwood, Santa Monica and Encino. He is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology, and he specializes in the care of older adults with advanced cancers. His research interests include genitourinary malignancies, such as cancers of the prostate, kidney, and bladder, as well as improving access to clinical trials for older adults. Dr. Shen received his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine. He then completed his internal medicine residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and his combined fellowship in hematology/oncology and geriatric medicine at UCLA. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University, with honors in cancer biology. Dr. Shen is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the International Society of Geriatric Oncology.  

About Rakesh Dixit, Ph.D., DABT

Dr. Dixit is an accomplished executive, inventor, and scientist with over 35 years of success with top biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, including Merck, Johnson & Johnson, MedImmune & AstraZeneca. He is President and CSO of Regio Biosciences and Bionavigen, LLC. He is a Board Member of Regio Biosciences and a key member of multiple scientific advisory boards of ADC companies. Dr. Dixit is also a chief adviser and consultant for over 20 companies worldwide. From 2006 to 2019, Dr. Dixit was a Global Vice President of the Biologics R&D at MedImmune - AstraZeneca. He has unique expertise in developing biologics (e.g., monoclonal antibodies, bispecific biologics, antibody-drug conjugates, fusion proteins, peptides, gene and cell therapies, etc.) and small-molecule biopharmaceuticals. Dr. Dixit conducted extensive graduate and post-graduate training in Pharmacology/Toxicology–Biochemistry with both Indian and USA Institutions (e.g., Case Western Reserve University, Medical College of Ohio, University of Nebraska) and is a Diplomate and Board Certified in Toxicology from the American Board of Toxicology, Inc. since 1992.