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.
Aptose Announces Publication of Preclinical Data in AACR Journal Demonstrating Tuspetinib's Unique Mechanism of Action and Synthetic Lethality on AML Cells
SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: APTO, TSX: APS), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing highly differentiated oral targeted agents to treat hematologic malignancies, today announced the closing of its previously announced "reasonable best efforts" public offering with participation from the CEO and existing and new healthcare focused investors for the purchase and sale of 40,000,000 common shares at a price of $0.20 per share and warrants to purchase up to 20,000,000 common shares (the “Offering”). The warrants have an exercise price of $0.25 per share, are exercisable immediately and will expire five years from the issuance date.
SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: APTO, TSX: APS), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing highly differentiated oral targeted agents to treat hematologic malignancies, today announced the pricing of its "reasonable best efforts" public offering with participation from the CEO and existing and new healthcare focused investors for the purchase and sale of up to 40,000,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase up to 20,000,000 shares of common stock at a combined offering price of $0.20 per share and accompanying warrant (the “Offering”). The Company expects to receive aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $8 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, and assuming no exercise of the warrants.
TUSCANY study is open to enroll patients to receive TUS+VEN+AZA triplet at select US sites Favorable safety and broad clinical activity make tuspetinib an ideal agent to combine with venetoclax and azacitidine to potentially address larger AML populations Study execution update is expected during ASH 2024 SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: APTO, TSX: APS), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing highly differentiated oral targeted agents to treat hematologic malignancies, today announced initiation of the TUSCANY study, tuspetinib (TUS) in combination therapy with azacitidine (AZA) and venetoclax (VEN) as a frontline triplet combination therapy for patients newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, or AML. The trial is being conducted at multiple U.S. clinical sites.
Aptose and Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co-developing Triplet Therapy of Tuspetinib with Azacitidine and Venetoclax for Newly Diagnosed AML Aptose and Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co-developing Triplet Therapy of Tuspetinib with Azacitidine and Venetoclax for Newly Diagnosed AML
Aptose Receives $10 Million Through a Facility Agreement with Hanmi; Negotiating Future Collaboration Agreement with Hanmi to Jointly Develop Tuspetinib
SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, Aug. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: APTO, TSX: APS), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing highly differentiated oral targeted agents to treat hematologic malignancies, today announced that its special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") convened on August 15, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. (ET) has been adjourned to September 5, 2024 at 1 p.m.
SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: APTO, TSX: APS), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing highly differentiated oral kinase inhibitors to treat hematologic malignancies, today announced the voting results from the Company's annual and special meeting of shareholders held today, June 18, 2024 (the “Meeting”). A total of 8,101,527 common shares of the Company, representing 49.67% of the common shares of the Company entitled to be voted, were represented by shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting.