Aptose Biosciences, Inc.

APTO

Börsenwert 4,36 Mio. $

Tuspetinib Triple Drug Frontline Therapy Advancing in TUSCANY Clinical Trial Results to Date Highlight TUS Potential as an Ideal Third Drug to Include in AML Triplet Therapy Aptose Signs Debt Conversion Agreement with Hanmi SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, March 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: APTO, TSX: APS), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing a tuspetinib (TUS)-based triple drug frontline therapy to treat patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML), today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024, and provided a corporate update.   "During 2024 and into 2025, we continue to advance our lead investigational drug tuspetinib in combination with venetoclax (VEN) and azacitidine (AZA) for frontline treatment of newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML),” said William G.

SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: APTO, TSX: APS), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing the tuspetinib (TUS)-based triple drug frontline therapy to treat patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML), today announced that it received a written notification from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that it is in compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement. On March 14, 2025, Nasdaq confirmed that, for ten consecutive business days, the closing bid price of the Company's common shares has been $1.00 per share or greater.

On Thursday, Aptose Biosciences Inc. APTO announced that the Cohort Safety Review Committee monitoring Phase 1/2 TUSCANY trial of tuspetinib in combination with standard of care dosing of venetoclax and azacitidine (TUS+VEN+AZA triplet) has approved escalating from 40 mg TUS to 80 mg TUS based on its favorable review of data from the first four patients in the trial.

Aptose Announces Positive Clinical Safety Review and Approval to Dose Escalate in Phase 1/2 Tuscany Trial of Frontline Triple Drug Therapy with Tuspetinib

SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: APTO, TSX: APS), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing the tuspetinib (TUS)-based triple drug frontline therapy to treat patients with newly diagnosed AML, today announced that its board of directors (the “Board”) has approved, subject to required regulatory and stock exchange approvals, a plan to consolidate all of its outstanding common shares (the “Common Shares”) on the basis of 1 Common Share for every 30 Common Shares currently outstanding (the "Reverse Share Split"). The Company expects the Reverse Share Split to restore compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set out in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and to ensure the Company continues to have access to a wide range of investors.

SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: APTO, TSX: APS), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing the tuspetinib (TUS)-based triple drug frontline therapy to treat patients with newly diagnosed AML, today announced it has entered into a common share purchase agreement and registration rights agreement with an institutional investor. The Committed Equity Facility agreement provides Aptose the right, in its sole option and discretion without obligation, to sell and issue up to $25 million of its common shares (the “Common Shares”) over the course of 24 months to the Investor, subject to certain conditions being met, and subject to certain limitations and conditions imposed by the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and other regulators.

TUS+VEN+AZA triplet achieves Cycle 1 complete remission (CR) in TP53-mutated/CK AML TUS+VEN+AZA triplet achieves Cycle 1 complete remissions in FLT3-wildtype AML patients TUS+VEN+AZA triplet shows favorable safety with no alteration of VEN and AZA dosing PK levels of TUS in the triplet remain equivalent to levels as TUS or TUS+VEN therapy SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: APTO, TSX: APS), a clinical-stage precision oncology company, today reported promising early safety and response results from newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients dosed in Aptose's Phase 1/2 TUSCANY trial with a 40 mg dose of tuspetinib in combination with standard of care dosing of venetoclax and azacitidine (TUS+VEN+AZA triplet). The TUS+VEN+AZA triplet is being developed as a frontline therapy to treat large, mutationally diverse populations of newly diagnosed AML patients who are ineligible to receive induction chemotherapy.

SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: APTO, TSX: APS), a clinical-stage precision oncology company, today announced dosing the first set of patients in the TUSCANY Phase 1/2 study with tuspetinib (TUS) in combination with venetoclax (VEN) and azacitidine (AZA) as a frontline triple drug combination (triplet) therapy for patients newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, or AML. Tuspetinib based TUS+VEN+AZA triplet therapy is being advanced in the TUSCANY Phase 1/2 trial with the goal of creating an improved frontline therapy for newly diagnosed AML patients that is active across diverse AML populations, durable, and well tolerated.

SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, Dec. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: APTO, TSX: APS), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing highly differentiated targeted agents to treat hematologic malignancies, today announced that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (“Panel”) has granted the Company's request for an extension to evidence compliance with all applicable criteria for continued listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market. On or before March 31, 2025, the Company will be required to demonstrate compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) requiring the Company to have a minimum of $2.5 million in shareholders' equity (the “Equity Rule”) and NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requiring the Company to have a minimum bid price of $1.00 (the “Minimum Bid Price Rule”).

Aptose Announces Publication of Preclinical Data in AACR Journal Demonstrating Tuspetinib's Unique Mechanism of Action and Synthetic Lethality on AML Cells