Sutro Biopharma to Host a Virtual KOL Event to Provide Clinical Update on Antibody-Drug Conjugate STRO-002 in Ovarian Cancer

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sutro Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRO), a clinical-stage drug discovery, development and manufacturing company focused on the application of precise protein engineering and rational design to create next-generation cancer and autoimmune therapeutics,  announced today that it will host a live webcast event to provide a clinical update from the company's ongoing dose escalation Phase 1 study of STRO-002, a folate receptor alpha (FolR?) targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), for patients with ovarian cancer. The results presented will follow-up on previously presented data, based on a new data cut-off date of Oct. 30, 2020. The company will also give an update on the program expansion cohorts in ovarian and endometrial cancer. The virtual KOL Discussion of STRO-002 Data will be held on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, at 5pm ET / 2pm PT.

The data will be presented and discussed by Principal Investigators from two STRO-002 clinical trial sites:

• Lainie P. Martin, M.D. - Leader, Gynecology/Oncology Program and Associate Professor of Medicine at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Martin is also a member of Sutro's Clinical Advisory Board

• R. Wendel Naumann, M.D. - Professor & Director of Gynecologic Oncology Research and Associate Medical Director of Clinical Trials at Levine Cancer Institute ? Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina; Dr. Naumann is also a member of Sutro's Clinical Advisory Board

To register and access the Zoom link for this event click here or email Annie Chang at [email protected].

An archived recording of the event will be available through the Company Presentation page of the Investor section of the company's website at http://www.sutrobio.com for approximately 30 days.

About the Phase 1 Trial of STRO-002 in Ovarian Cancer
STRO-002-GM1, the Phase 1 open-label, multicenter, dose escalation trial with dose expansion of STRO-002, has completed enrollment. Follow-up is ongoing and will continue to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary anti-tumor activity of STRO-002 in adults with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer, including fallopian and primary peritoneal cancer. The trial is registered with clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT03748186. Sutro discovered, developed and manufactures STRO-002 using its proprietary XpressCF® cell-free protein synthesis and XpressCF+tm site-specific conjugation technologies.

About Sutro Biopharma
Sutro Biopharma, Inc., located in South San Francisco, is a clinical-stage drug discovery, development and manufacturing company. Using precise protein engineering and rational design, Sutro is advancing next-generation oncology therapeutics.

Sutro's proprietary and integrated cell-free protein synthesis platform XpressCF® and site-specific conjugation platform XpressCF+tm led to the discovery of STRO-001 and STRO-002, Sutro's first two internally-developed ADCs. STRO-001 is a CD74-targeting ADC currently being investigated in a Phase 1 clinical trial of patients with advanced B-cell malignancies, including multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. STRO-001 was granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA for multiple myeloma in October 2018. STRO-002 is a folate receptor alpha (FolR?)-targeting ADC, currently being investigated in a Phase 1 clinical trial of patients with ovarian and endometrial cancers. This is the second product candidate to be evaluated in clinical trials resulting from Sutro's XpressCF® and XpressCF+tm technology platforms. A third program, CC-99712 (BCMA-targeting ADC), which is part of Sutro's collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb (formerly Celgene Corporation), is enrolling patients for its Phase 1 clinical trial of patients with multiple myeloma. Sutro's proprietary technology was responsible for the discovery and manufacturing of CC-99712, for which Bristol Myers Squibb has worldwide development and commercialization rights. Sutro is entitled to development and regulatory milestone payments and tiered royalties from Bristol Myers Squibb for this BCMA ADC. Sutro is dedicated to transforming the lives of cancer patients by creating medicines with improved therapeutic profiles for areas of unmet need.

To date, Sutro's platform has led to cytokine-based immuno-oncology therapies, ADCs, vaccines and bispecific antibodies directed at precedented targets in clinical indications where the current standard of care is suboptimal. The platform allows it to accelerate discovery and development of potential first-in-class and best-in-class molecules through rapid and systematic evaluation of protein structure-activity relationships to create optimized homogeneous product candidates.

In addition to developing its own oncology pipeline, Sutro is collaborating with select pharmaceutical and biotech companies to discover and develop novel, next-generation therapeutics. As the pace of clinical development accelerates, Sutro and its partners are developing therapeutics designed to more efficiently kill tumors without harming healthy cells.

Additional multimedia content from Sutro regarding STRO-001 and STRO-002 can be found here and here.

Follow Sutro on Twitter, @Sutrobio, and at www.sutrobio.com to learn more about our passion for changing the future of oncology.

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Investor Contact
Annie Chan
Sutro Biopharma
650-255-8806
[email protected]

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Russo Partners
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