Galera Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a pipeline of novel, therapeutic candidates that have the potential to transform radiotherapy in cancer. The Companyâs lead product candidate, avasopasem manganese (avasopasem), is a highly selective small molecule dismutase mimetic that the Company is developing for the reduction of severe oral mucositis (SOM) in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC), the reduction of esophagitis in patients with lung cancer, and the reduction of cisplatin-induced kidney damage in patients with cancer. The Companyâs second product candidate, rucosopasem manganese (rucosopasem), is in development to augment the anti-cancer efficacy of stereotactic body radiation therapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Rucosopasem is an orphan drug designation and orphan medicinal product designation for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
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