Epizyme Announces Conference Call to Discuss Phase 2 Tazemetostat Follicular Lymphoma Data

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Epizyme, Inc. (Nasdaq: EPZM), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel epigenetic therapies, today announced that management will host a conference call on Friday, June 21, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss updated data from an ongoing Phase 2 study of its lead candidate, tazemetostat, as a monotherapy for patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma. The data, which will be from a recent June 2019 data cutoff date, will be reported in an oral presentation by Franck Morschhauser, M.D., Ph.D., Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire and study investigator, at the International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML) in Lugano, Switzerland.

The details of the presentation and the company’s conference call are listed below:

ICML Oral Presentation
Title: Interim update from a Phase 2 multicenter study of tazemetostat, an EZH2 inhibitor, in patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma
Presenter: Franck Morschhauser, M.D., Ph.D., Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille, France
Abstract No.: 105
Date: Friday, June 21, 2019; 2:45 – 3:00 p.m. CEST
Location: Room A

Conference Call Details
To participate in the call, please dial (877) 844-6886 (domestic) or (970) 315-0315 (international) and refer to conference ID 7765222. A live webcast will be available in the investor section of the company’s website at www.epizyme.com. The webcast will be archived on the website for 60 days.

About Epizyme, Inc.
Epizyme, Inc. is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to rewriting treatment for cancer and other serious diseases through novel epigenetic medicines. Epizyme is broadly developing its lead product candidate, tazemetostat, a first-in-class EZH2 inhibitor, with studies underway in both solid tumors and hematological malignancies, as a monotherapy and combination therapy in relapsed and front-line disease. The company also is developing a novel G9a program with its next development candidate, EZM8266, which is targeting sickle cell disease. By focusing on the genetic drivers of disease, Epizyme’s science seeks to match targeted medicines with the patients who need them. For more information, visit www.epizyme.com.

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