Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Covington, KY May 6, 2020] Bexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company Orphan Drug Designation for its proprietary drug, BXQ-350, for the treatment of malignant glioma, including diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). DIPG primarily affects children, with most diagnoses occurring between 5 and 7 years of age. It makes up [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Covington, KY~ January 15, 2020] Bexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative cures for cancer, announced that Dr. Ray Takigiku, Founder and CEO of the Company will present an overview and recent advancements of its lead compound, BXQ-350 in the Immunotherapy Showcase of the PMWC 2020 conference, January 23 at 10:45 am at the Santa [...]

Clinical results support strong safety and tolerability for BXQ-350. Topline results support progression into Phase II studies. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Covington, KY ~ 4 September 2019 Bexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare brain and solid tumors, announced today that it will feature a clinical poster presentation at the National Organization for Rare Disorders’ (NORD) Rare Disease and Orphan Products [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Covington, KY ~ March 5, 2019 Bexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Bexion) announced today Part 3 of their Phase I First-In-Human Trial using BXQ-350 for the treatment of cancer has exceeded expectations in screening and enrollment at their 4 trial sites. In the first few weeks of opening Part 3, over 20 GI and other solid tumor patients enrolled with additional patients [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Covington, KY ~ February 22, 2019 Bexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Bexion) announced today the opening of Part 3 of their Phase I First-In-Human Trial using BXQ-350 for the treatment of cancer. This trial was designed to determine the maximum tolerated dose of BXQ-350 and to characterize its safety and pharmacokinetics. The Phase I Part 1 study showed that BXQ-350 was well [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Covington, KY – 22 February 2019 Dr. Ray Takigiku, Founder and CEO of Bexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was honored as a finalist in the category of “Entrepreneur” of the Year by the Cincinnati Business Courier at the 2019 Healthcare Hero Awards Celebration. These annual awards honor individuals and organizations that have improved the quality of health care in Greater Cincinnati through [...]