STORM Therapeutics to present data on its first-in-class METTL1 tRNA methyltransferase inhibitors at AACR Annual Meeting 2024 

STORM Therapeutics Ltd. (STORM), the clinical stage biotechnology company discovering and developing novel small molecule therapies targeting RNA modifying enzymes (RMEs) for oncology and other diseases, today announced that Alexandra Sapetschnig, Group Leader at STORM, will present late breaking data on STORM’s METTL1 inhibitors at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, held 5-10 April 2024.

The presentation entitled ‘First-in-class inhibitors of the tRNA methyltransferase METTL1 for the treatment of cancer’ details the discovery of STORM’s first-in-class inhibitors of METTL1 tRNA methyltransferase and supporting evidence of its potential as a novel target for anti-cancer drugs.

Oliver Rausch, Chief Scientific Officer at STORM Therapeutics, said: “We are looking forward to presenting these data on our first-in-class METTL1 inhibitor at the AACR Annual Meeting. As we continue to develop our pipeline of therapies inhibiting RNA modifying enzymes, we are pleased with the progress we are making with METTL1 and are looking forward to advancing this candidate towards clinical development.”