SINGAPORE, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- S*BIO Pte Ltd today announced the development of a novel and proprietary orally-administered compound, SB1518, for the treatment of myeloproliferative disorders (MPD) and certain hematological malignancies. MPD is believed to be caused by a specific mutation (V617F) of JAK2 and is a closely related group of hematological malignancies in which the bone marrow develops and functions abnormally. MPD is characterised by an excess of blood cells and the three main disorders include polycythemia vera (excess red blood cell mass), essential thrombocythemia (excess blood platelets) and myelofibrosis. S*BIO is a privately-held biotech company focusing on the research and clinical development of novel targeted small molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer.
