Puma Biotechnology, Inc. Appoints Ann C. Miller to Board of Directors
November 13, 2019 at 04:19 pm EST
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On November 12, 2019, Ann C. Miller, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Puma Biotechnology, Inc. Dr. Miller will serve on the Board for a term expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until her earlier death, resignation or removal. In connection with her appointment to the Board, Dr. Miller was also appointed to the Commercial Committee of the Board. Dr. Miller has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since March 2019. Prior to that, Dr. Miller worked at Sanofi S.A. from 2012 until her retirement in September 2018, serving as Vice President of Marketing and Vice President of Global Marketing, Oncology Division.
Puma Biotechnology, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the development and commercialization of products to enhance cancer care. The Company's lead product is NERLYNX, an oral version of neratinib, for the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer. Neratinib is a potent irreversible tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that blocks signal transduction through the epidermal growth factor receptors, HER1, HER2 and HER4 It also engaged in the development and commercialization of, alisertib. Alisertib is a selective, small molecule inhibitor of aurora kinase A that is designed to disrupt mitosis leading to apoptosis of rapidly proliferating tumor cells that are dependent on aurora kinase A. Its neratinib has clinical application in the treatment of several other cancers as well, including other tumor types that over-express or have a mutation in HER2 or epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), such as breast cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, or other solid tumors.