Lixte Biotechnology Holdings Inc (LIXT) Gagner

Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the business of developing a drug class called protein phosphatase 2A inhibitors. The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida and currently employs 3 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2007-09-21. The firm is focused on identifying new targets for cancer drug development and developing and commercializing cancer therapies. The Company’s product pipeline is primarily focused on inhibitors of protein phosphatase 2A, which is used to enhance cytotoxic agents, radiation, immune checkpoint blockers and other cancer therapies. The Company’s inhibitors of protein phosphatases have significant therapeutic potential for a broad range of cancers. The company is focused on the clinical development of a specific protein phosphatase inhibitor, LB-100. In addition, lead compounds of the LB-100 series have anti-cancer activity in animal models of glioblastoma multiforme, neuroblastoma, and medulloblastoma, all cancers of neural tissue. Its subsidiary, Liora Technologies Europe Ltd., offers electronically controlled proton therapy systems for treating tumors in various types of cancers.