Aura Biosciences to Host Virtual KOL Event “Pioneering a New Standard of Care In Ocular Oncology” on May 29, 2024

BOSTON, May 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aura Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: AURA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing precision immunotherapies to treat solid tumors designed to preserve the function of the organ with cancer, today announced that it will host a virtual KOL event on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET. To register, click here.

The event will feature Carol Shields, MD (Wills Eye Hospital), Hakan Demirci, MD (University of Michigan), and Mandeep Sagoo, MB, PhD, FRCS (Ed), FRCOPTH (Moorfields Eye Hospital), who will discuss the unmet medical need and current treatment landscape for patients suffering from ocular cancers, such as primary uveal melanoma, metastases to the choroid, and cancers of the ocular surface. It will also highlight Aura’s ocular oncology pipeline, focusing on its lead candidate bel-sar, which is currently in development as a potential vision-sparing therapy in the global Phase 3 CoMpass trial for the first-line treatment of adult patients with early-stage uveal melanoma.

Aura's Therapeutic Area Head Ocular Oncology Anthony Daniels, MD will join the KOLs for a panel discussion moderated by Chris Howerton, PhD from LifeSci Advisors.

A live question and answer session will follow the formal presentations.

The live webcast of the event will be available on the “Investors & Media” page under the “Events & Presentations” section of Aura’s website at https://ir.aurabiosciences.com/events-and-presentations, where a replay of the webcast will be archived for 90 days following the presentation date.

About Carol Shields, MD

Carol Shields, MD completed her ophthalmology training at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia and completed fellowship training in ocular oncology, oculoplastic surgery, and ophthalmic pathology. She is currently Director of the Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, and Professor of Ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She has authored or coauthored 12 textbooks, 341 chapters in edited textbooks, over 2000 articles in major peer-reviewed journals, and given over 1000 lectureships. Dr. Carol Shields is a member of numerous ocular oncology, pathology, and retina societies. She serves on the editorial or advisory board of 31 journals, including JAMA Ophthalmology and RETINA. She practices Ocular Oncology on a full-time basis with her husband, Dr. Jerry Shields and associates on the Oncology Service at Wills Eye Hospital. Each year the Oncology Service manages approximately 500 patients with uveal melanoma, 120 patients with retinoblastoma, and hundreds of other intraocular, orbital, and conjunctival tumors from the United States and abroad.