Title: GZero Therapeutics
1G-Zero Therapeutics
Contact John Chant, 650-307-7770
chant_john_at_hotmail.com
2Protection BEFORE Treatment
Models Radioprotection and Chemoprotection
Clinical Oncology Supportive Care
3Treating Bone Marrow Suppression
Stem Cell
G-Zero PharmacoQuiescence (PQ)
Multi-potent Progenitors
Common Lymphoid Progenitor
Common Myeloid Progenitor
Megakaryocyte-Erythroid Prog.
Granulocyte-Monocyte Prog.
T-cells
B-cells
Granulocytes
Erythrocytes
Platelets
Macrophages
EPO
Neupogen
Unmet
Unmet
4.3B
4.6B
Neumega (Wyeth)very minor product
4All Lineages Protected
Nadir blood counts 21 days after 7.5 Gy of TBI
60
600
4.0
2.0
0.8
45
450
3.0
1.5
0.5
Percent
103 / uL
103 / uL
103 / uL
103 / uL
30
300
2.0
1.0
0.3
15
150
1.0
0.5
Total White Blood Count
Hematocrit
Platelets
Lymphocytes
Myeloid Cells
Untreated (n4)
Treated (n5)
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5Technology
- Proprietary small molecule therapeutics that
prevent bone marrow suppression - Novel method no other small molecule does this
- Intellectual property from Sharpless Lab
6Applications
- Protect bone marrow during chemotherapy for
cancer - 5B market per year
- Government sponsored market radiation mitigation
- 200-250M contracts available so stockpile
- Generous non-dilutive financing SBIR, etc.
- G-Zero Technology is Demonstrably Superior to
Existing Treatments
7Current Status
- Research operations housed in Lineberger
Comprehensive Cancer Center - Subcontractors/Consultants in place
- Non-dilutive financing in place
8Founders
Norman Ned Sharpless , MD Clinical
Oncologist UNC Medical School, Lineberger
Comprehensive Cancer Center Kwok-kin Wong, MD Ph
D Clinical Oncologist Dana Farber Cancer
Institute, Harvard Medical School John Chant Ph
D President, G-Zero Therapeutics Former
Harvard University, CuraGen/454, Genentech
Oncology
9Needs
- To achieve proof of concept trial in humans for
chemoprotection and approval for radioprotection
5M/2-3 years - To achieve NDA for chemoprotection 10M
additional/additional 1-2 years - budget numbers do not account for government
funding
10G-Zero Therapeutics
Contact John Chant, 650-307-7770
chant_john_at_hotmail.com