Dr. Anthony W. Tolcher is CEO & Founder and Director of Clinical Research at NEXT Oncology, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES, July 11, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- VRise Therapeutics, Inc., a precision oncology company, aspiring to bring breakthrough novel therapies in otherwise undruggable targets, today announced the appointment of Anthony W. Tolcher, M.D., FRCPC to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Dr. Tolcher is a Board-certified Medical Oncologist from San Antonio, TX, U.S.A., with significant experience in performing early-stage clinical trials with small and large molecules. Dr. Tolcher was previously co-founder and a leading member of START (South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics), managing a network of global clinical trial centers across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Currently, Dr. Tolcher is founder and CEO of NEXT Oncology, and Director of Clinical Research in San Antonio, TX, U.S.A, a clinical research organization dedicated to advance highly innovative cancer medicines to first-in-human clinical trials. Dr. Tolcher brings a global perspective and comprehensive lens of drug development that will strengthen VRise efforts to bring precision medicine to improve the lives of cancer patients.

Dr. Tolcher commented: "I look forward to assisting VRise on their development of innovative medicines targeting KRAS. It is an honor to work with such a great team of industry researchers”

Uday Kumar S., Founder of VRise Therapeutics, Inc. commented: “We are extremely excited to have Dr. Tolcher join the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) at VRise. VRise is working on challenging science that has been for decades deemed undruggable and intriguing to scientists globally. With Dr. Tony's expertise, we look forward to making real difference in bringing these novel therapies to patients with hard-to-treat cancers”.

About VRise Therapeutics, Inc.
VRise Therapeutics is a precision oncology company, which aspires to bring transformative change to the lives of cancer patients. VRise is poised to take advantage of its global network, and access to technology bringing innovative medicines to patients, more efficiently. The company is working on diverse novel biological targets in solid tumors, adapting advance technologies, to accelerate its discovery portfolio.

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