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Kazia Therapeutics Limited is an oncology focused drug development company. The Company is engaged in the pharmaceutical research and development. Its lead program includes Paxalisib and EVT801. Paxalisib is a small molecule inhibitor of the PI3K / Akt / mTOR pathway, a central regulator of growth and cell division that is dysregulated in many types of cancer. Paxalisib is being developed for several forms of brain cancer. EVT801 is a small molecule inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 (VEGFR3), which is critical to the development of new blood vessels and lymphatic vessels in a growing tumor, as well as to the metastasis of tumors to distant sites in the body. EVT801 is an inhibitor of VEGFR3, a cellular receptor for VEGF. The Company’s drug candidates are designed to treat disease, such as brain cancer, renal cancer, and liver cancer.