eFFECTOR Therapeutics Appoints Douglas Warner, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer

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SAN DIEGO and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — eFFECTOR Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFTR), a leader in the development of selective translation regulator inhibitors (“STRIs”) for the treatment of cancer, today announced it has appointed Douglas Warner, M.D., as chief medical officer. Dr. Warner will develop strategies to continue advancing eFFECTOR’s two clinical-stage STRIs into advanced and potentially registrational trials.

“Dr. Warner has extensive experience in oncology therapeutic development, and his expertise designing and executing clinical trials across all developmental stages, especially Phase 3, will be invaluable as we continue to advance our pipeline in a range of cancers,” said Steve Worland, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of eFFECTOR. “We are very excited to welcome him to the team. We also want to thank our senior clinical development advisor, Dr. Bob Sikorski, who has provided exceptional work ensuring the smooth advancement of all our trials as we conducted the search for a new CMO and who will continue to work closely in an advisory role.”

Dr. Warner will be responsible for overseeing eFFECTOR’s ongoing clinical trials, including its KICKSTART Phase 2b trial of tomivosertib in combination with pembrolizumab in non-small cell lung cancer, its Phase 1/2 study of zotatifin in oncology and its Phase 1 study of zotatifin in COVID-19. He will also be responsible for developing registration strategies for both programs and exploring expansion into additional oncology indications.

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