OncoZenge's UCLA patient engagement study to be presented at ASTRO
OncoZenge AB (publ) (“OncoZenge” or “the Company”) today announces that Dr. Michelle Ann Eala of UCLA Health will present results from the UCLA Patient Engagement Study at the 2026 ASTRO Annual Meeting in Boston, USA, on September 28.
The ASTRO (American Society for Radiation Oncology) Annual Meeting is the leading global conference in radiation oncology and is expected to attract more than 10,000 oncologists, clinicians, researchers and other healthcare professionals from around the world.
Dr. Eala’s presentation, “Unmet Needs and Treatment Priorities in Oral Mucositis Management during Head and Neck Radiotherapy,” will highlight findings from the patient engagement study conducted in collaboration with UCLA Health. The study provides insights into the experiences of patients suffering from oral mucositis following radiation therapy for head and neck cancer and highlights the significant pain burden and limitations of currently available pain management options.
“The opportunity to present these findings at ASTRO brings important patient perspectives on oral mucositis pain to physicians and researchers in North America. These insights have also been valuable in the design of our Phase III program for BupiZenge,” - Stian Kildal, CEO of OncoZenge
"Patients receiving head and neck radiotherapy routinely experience bothersome oral mucositis that requires multimodal pain management, including powerful opioid agents. Unfortunately, the side-effects of our current options often keep patients from receiving adequate pain relief," - Dr. Michelle Ann Eala of UCLA Health
About the UCLA patient engagement study
The study revealed that patients desired a new treatment that offered a combination of fast onset topical relief, longer duration of effect, and minimal systemic side-effects. Since pain relief directly affects patient nutrition, this is a crucial issue in helping patients minimize treatment toxicity in both the short and long term.
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Contact
Stian Kildal CEO Mobile: +46 76 115 3797 E-mail: stian.kildal@oncozenge.se
About
OncoZenge AB (publ) is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing an innovative, effective, and well-tolerated treatment for oral pain in conditions where current options are insufficient, such as oral mucositis from cancer therapy. Its lead candidate, BupiZenge™, represents a novel formulation of bupivacaine in a lozenge form, aimed at providing rapid and sustained local pain relief without the risks associated with systemic opioids. The Company recently received European regulatory approval to initiate its pivotal Phase III study ‘BEAM-Pain’. The first patient has been enrolled in the trial and site activations are currently ongoing. OncoZenge is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and is publicly traded on Nasdaq First North Growth Market under the ticker ONCOZ. For more information, please visit www.oncozenge.se.
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