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SYDNEY, Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA) ("Kazia" or the "Company"), an oncology-focused biotechnology company developing therapies that selectively reprogram cancer biology, restore anti-tumor immunity and overcome treatment resistance, today announced that it will host a virtual event on Wednesday, December 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET featuring management’s overview of NDL2, the Company’s novel nuclear PD-L1 protein degrader designed to address mechanisms of immunotherapy resistance in advanced solid tumors, with an initial focus on metastatic breast cancer and colorectal cancer. NDL2 represents a potentially first-in-class approach within the emerging field of targeted protein degradation, a therapeutic category with no known nuclear PD-L1 protein degraders currently in clinical development.
The event will explore the scientific discovery of NDL2 from initial concept through molecular optimization and pre-IND development, highlighting its potential to advance a differentiated approach to cancer immunotherapy. NDL2 is an optimized bicyclic peptide designed to selectively degrade disease-associated nuclear PD-L1 protein, with the goal of restoring the body’s natural anti-tumor immune response. While PD-L1 plays an important role in regulating the immune system, cancer cells can exploit this pathway to evade immune detection and resist treatment. Through targeted protein degradation (TPD), Kazia is pursuing an approach designed to harness the body’s natural protein degradation machinery to target disease-associated proteins, with the potential to overcome limitations of conventional immunotherapies.
A live question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. To register, click here. A replay of the event will be available on the Company’s website following the event.
About Kazia Therapeutics Limited
Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA) is an oncology-focused biotechnology company developing therapies that selectively reprogram cancer biology, restore anti-tumor immunity and overcome treatment resistance. Kazia’s lead asset, paxalisib, is an investigational oral, brain-penetrant dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor being developed across multiple forms of cancer, including cancers of the central nervous system, advanced breast cancer and colorectal cancer. Paxalisib has received U.S. FDA Fast Track and Orphan Drug designations for glioblastoma, Fast Track designation for PI3K-altered brain metastases with radiation and Rare Pediatric Disease and Orphan Drug designations for select pediatric brain tumors, including diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma and atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor.
Kazia is also advancing two potentially first-in-class preclinical programs: NDL2, a nuclear PD-L1 protein degrader designed to address mechanisms of immunotherapy resistance and metastatic progression, and MSETC, a SETDB1 inhibitor intended to restore immune signaling in tumors that have become resistant to immunotherapy, including checkpoint inhibitors. Additionally, Kazia’s portfolio includes EVT801, a small molecule VEGFR-3 inhibitor that the Company is exploring for potential partnering opportunities. For more information, visit www.kaziatx.com, as well as follow us on X and LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
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These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release and are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the risk that results of preclinical and translational studies may not be predictive of results in clinical trials in humans; the preliminary nature of early-stage data; risks associated with the research and development of therapeutic programs; the Company’s ability to complete IND-enabling studies and submit an IND for NDL2 on the anticipated timeline or at all; the timing, conduct and enrollment of the Company’s clinical trials, including those for paxalisib; regulatory review and approval processes; the Company’s ability to obtain sufficient funding to advance its programs; reliance on third-party collaborators, contract research organizations and trial sites; the Company’s ability to obtain, maintain and protect its intellectual property; competition; general economic and market conditions; and the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements.
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