ORIC Pharmaceuticals to Present at Jefferies Virtual Healthcare Conference

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ORIC Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ORIC) announced that CEO Jacob Chacko, M.D., will participate in a fireside chat at the Jefferies Virtual Healthcare Conference on June 4, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. ET. A live webcast will be accessible through the investor section of ORIC's website, with a replay available for 90 days post-event. ORIC is focused on developing cancer treatments that tackle therapeutic resistance. Their lead candidate, ORIC-101, is currently in Phase 1b trials, targeting advanced solid tumors and metastatic prostate cancer.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and SAN DIEGO, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ORIC), a clinical stage oncology company focused on developing treatments that address mechanisms of therapeutic resistance, today announced that Jacob Chacko, M.D., chief executive officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the Jefferies Virtual Healthcare Conference on Friday, June 4, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. ET.

A live webcast of the fireside chat will be available through the investor section of the company’s website at www.oricpharma.com. A replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days following the event.

About ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

ORIC Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving patients’ lives by Overcoming Resistance In Cancer. ORIC’s lead product candidate, ORIC-101, is a potent and selective small molecule antagonist of the glucocorticoid receptor, which has been linked to resistance to multiple classes of cancer therapeutics across a variety of solid tumors. ORIC-101 is currently in two separate Phase 1b trials in combination with (1) Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel) in advanced or metastatic solid tumors and (2) Xtandi (enzalutamide) in metastatic prostate cancer. ORIC’s other product candidates include (1) ORIC-533, an orally bioavailable small molecule inhibitor of CD73, a key node in the adenosine pathway believed to play a central role in resistance to chemotherapy- and immunotherapy-based treatment regimens, (2) ORIC-944, an allosteric inhibitor of the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) via the EED subunit, being developed for prostate cancer, and (3) ORIC-114, a brain penetrant inhibitor designed to selectively target EGFR and HER2 with high potency against exon 20 insertion mutations, being developed across multiple genetically defined cancers. Beyond these four product candidates, ORIC is also developing multiple precision medicines targeting other hallmark cancer resistance mechanisms. ORIC has offices in South San Francisco and San Diego, California. For more information, please go to www.oricpharma.com, and follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Investor Contact:
Dominic Piscitelli, Chief Financial Officer
dominic.piscitelli@oricpharma.com
info@oricpharma.com

FAQ

When will ORIC Pharmaceuticals participate in the Jefferies Virtual Healthcare Conference?

ORIC Pharmaceuticals will participate in the Jefferies Virtual Healthcare Conference on June 4, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. ET.

Where can I watch the ORIC Pharmaceuticals fireside chat?

The fireside chat can be watched live through the investor section of ORIC Pharmaceuticals' website.

What is the focus of ORIC Pharmaceuticals?

ORIC Pharmaceuticals is focused on developing treatments for cancer, specifically addressing mechanisms of therapeutic resistance.

What is ORIC-101 and its current status?

ORIC-101 is ORIC Pharmaceuticals' lead product candidate, currently in two Phase 1b trials for advanced solid tumors and metastatic prostate cancer.

How long will the webcast of the ORIC Pharmaceuticals event be available?

The replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days following the event.