Verastem to Present at the Oppenheimer 27th Annual Healthcare Conference

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Verastem, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSTM), focused on discovering and developing
drugs to treat cancer, today announced that the company will present at
the Oppenheimer 27^th Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday,
March 21^st at 2:10 p.m. ET at the Westin Grand Central in New
York City.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the
company’s website at www.verastem.com.
An archived presentation will be available for 90 days.

About Verastem, Inc.

Verastem, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSTM) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on
discovering and developing drugs to improve outcomes for patients with
cancer. Verastem is currently developing duvelisib, a dual inhibitor of
phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)-delta and PI3K-gamma, which has
successfully met its primary endpoint in a Phase 2 study and is
currently being evaluated in a Phase 3 clinical trial in patients with
chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Other clinical product candidates
include focal adhesion kinase (FAK) inhibitors defactinib and VS-4718,
and dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor VS-5584. Defactinib is currently being
evaluated in three separate clinical collaborations in combination with
immunotherapeutic agents for the treatment of several different cancer
types, including pancreatic, ovarian and non-small cell lung cancer, and
mesothelioma. Verastem’s product candidates seek to treat cancer by
modulating the local tumor microenvironment, enhancing anti-tumor
immunity and reducing cancer stem cells. For more information, please
visit www.verastem.com.

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