platON™ is Valerio Therapeutics’ proprietary chemistry platform of oligonucleotides acting as decoy agonists, which generates new innovative compounds and broadens the Company’s product pipeline.

AsiDNA™, the first compound sourced from platON™, is a first-in-class, highly differentiated DNA Damage Response (DDR) inhibitor based on a decoy and agonist mechanism acting upstream of multiple DDR pathways. AsiDNA™ has the ability to abrogate tumor resistance to PARP inhibitors regardless of the genetic mutation status. AsiDNA™ has also shown a strong synergy with other tumor DNA-damaging agents such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and PARP inhibitors.

OX401 is the second drug candidate from platON™, optimized to be a next-generation PARP inhibitor acting on both the DNA Damage Response and the activation of immune response, without inducing resistance.

Valerio Therapeutics’ portfolio also includes belinostat, an HDAC inhibitor (epigenetics). Belinostat is already conditionally FDA-approved in the US as a 2^nd line treatment for patients with peripheral T cell lymphoma and marketed in the US under the name Beleodaq® (belinostat IV form).