Granted Both Orphan Drug & Fast Track designations for Amezalpat (TPST-1120) for the treatment of patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Announced Agreement with Roche to Support Advancement of Amezalpat Combination Therapy into First-Line HCC Pivotal Trial Received FDA “Study May Proceed” letter for Phase 2 trial of TPST-1495 for the treatment of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) BRISBANE, Calif., March 27, 2025... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class i targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that an abstract highlighting data supporting the immune component of amezalpat’s purported mechanism of action has been accepted for poster presentation at the 2025 American Association for... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., March 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc . (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class 1 targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that the Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network received a “Study May Proceed” letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate TPST-1495, the company’s novel dual... Read More

Fast Track Designation highlights potential of amezalpat to address unmet need for patients with HCC Amezalpat builds momentum with both Fast Track and Orphan Drug Designations BRISBANE, Calif., Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class i targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that the U.S.... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Feb. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class 1 targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted one employee nonqualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 45,000 shares of its common stock under the... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Jan. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class 1 targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to amezalpat (TPST-1120), an oral, small molecule, selective PPAR⍺ antagonist for the treatment of... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Dec. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - - Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class 1 targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted one employee nonqualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 9,450 shares of its common stock under the... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class i targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that members of senior management will participate in a fireside chat at the Piper Sandler 36th Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. ET. To access the live... Read More

Building upon a successful end-of-Phase 2 meeting, received FDA “Study May Proceed” letter for pivotal Phase 3 trial of amezalpat (TPST-1120) combination therapy to treat first-line HCC Announced agreement with Roche to support advancement of amezalpat into first-line HCC pivotal Phase 3 trial Received final funding approval from NCI to move TPST-1495 into a Phase 2 trial in FAP Expanded leadership team to strengthen global... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class i targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that the company received a “Study May Proceed” letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate amezalpat (TPST-1120) in combination with atezolizumab and bevacizumab, the... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class i targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced an agreement with Roche to advance the evaluation of amezalpat (TPST-1120) in combination with atezolizumab (Tecentriq®) and bevacizumab, the current standard of care for unresectable or... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST) (“Tempest” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class i targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted an amendment to its existing limited duration stockholder rights plan (as amended, the “Rights Plan”) to... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class 1 targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted two employees nonqualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 79,500 shares of its common stock under the... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Sept. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class i targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced the appointment of Sheldon Mullins as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs. Mr. Mullins' presence on the team builds upon the recent addition of Troy Wagner as Vice President of Quality... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc . (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class i targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that Sam Whiting, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical officer and head of R&D at Tempest, will present at the H.C. Wainwright 26 th Annual Global Investment Conference. The company presentation will... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Aug. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class 1 targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted one employee nonqualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 60,000 shares of its common stock under the... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Aug. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class i targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced the appointment of Troy M. Wagner as Vice President of Quality Assurance. “Troy brings a wealth of experience in late-stage product development, including managing quality systems across a... Read More

Broad agreement on pivotal Phase 3 study plan, including use of current amezalpat dose and schedule Overall survival, the strongest result from the Phase 2 trial, will be the primary study endpoint Agreed-upon early efficacy analysis could reduce time to primary read-out significantly BRISBANE, Calif., Aug. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company... Read More

Unveiled new positive survival data for amezalpat (TPST-1120) in randomized first-line hepatocellular carcinoma (“HCC”) study demonstrating: Survival benefit maintained across key subpopulations a six-month improvement over control arm in median survival a strong 0.65 hazard ratio, maintained since 0.59 observed 10 months earlier Advancing amezalpat towards a pivotal Phase 3 trial in first-line HCC Planning to move TPST-1495... Read More

21 months median OS in amezalpat arm vs. 15 in control arm 50% (20/40) of patients on amezalpat arm remain in survival follow up 0.65 hazard ratio, maintained since 0.59 observed in primary analysis 10 months earlier Early and persistent separation of survival curves OS is the primary regulatory endpoint for first-line HCC Company to host webcast conference call today at 8:30am ET BRISBANE, Calif., June 20, 2024 (GLOBE... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class i targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced the company plans to report new data from the global randomized Phase 1b/2 combination study of amezalpat (TPST-1120) with atezolizumab and bevacizumab in first-line treatment of... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., June 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class 1 targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted one employee nonqualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 14,000 shares of its common stock under the... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., May 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc . (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class i targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that management will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: TD Cowen's 5th Annual Oncology Innovation Summit – Fireside chat on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. ET... Read More

Advancing TPST-1120 into a pivotal Phase 3 trial in first-line HCC and TPST-1495 into a Phase 2 in FAP Reported new preclinical data for TPST-1120 in kidney cancer at the AACR Annual Meeting Published positive data from the Phase 1 Trial of TPST-1120 in patients with advanced solid tumors in the Journal of Cancer Research Communications Presented new data at the SITC 2024 Spring Scientific Meeting elucidating the mechanism... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., April 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class 1 targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted one employee nonqualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 5,400 shares of its common stock under the... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class i targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that collaborators at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) at Havard Medical presented preclinical data at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting... Read More

TPST-1120, a first-in-class, oral, selective PPAR⍺ antagonist, demonstrates clinical activity in PD-1 inhibitor refractory and immune compromised cancers Based on subsequent positive randomized data, Company preparing to move TPST-1120 into pivotal Phase 3 trial in HCC BRISBANE, Calif., April 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing... Read More

Announced positive randomized first-line HCC data showing superiority of TPST-1120 combination therapy across multiple study endpoints compared to standard of care Reported new biomarker data in two important subpopulations, PD-L1 negative and b-catenin mutant patients, consistent with MoA of TPST-1120 Preparing to move TPST-1120 into a pivotal Phase 3 trial in HCC and TPST-1495 into a Phase 2 in FAP BRISBANE, Calif., March... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class i targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced a poster presentation at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 2024 Spring Scientific Meeting highlighting preclinical data showing potent anti-tumor activity in several cancer... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class i targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that collaborators at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) at Havard Medical School will present a poster with preclinical data supporting the advancement of TPST-1120 as a... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class i targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that Stephen Brady, president and chief executive officer of Tempest, will present at the 44th Annual TD Cowen Healthcare Conference on Monday, March 4, 2024 at 9:10 a.m. ET. To access the... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Feb. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class 1 therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted two employees nonqualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 45,500 shares of its common stock... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Jan. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class 1 therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced that on January 3, 2024 the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted one employee a nonqualified stock option to purchase 4,500 shares of its common stock... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Dec. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class 1 therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted one employee a nonqualified stock option to purchase 7,650 shares of its common stock under the Company’s... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class i therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced that management will participate in a fireside chat at the 35 th Annual Piper Sandler Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. ET. To access the live or... Read More

TPST-1120 demonstrates superiority compared to standard of care across multiple study endpoints in randomized first-line HCC study New capital strengthens balance sheet and extends cash runway into 2025 BRISBANE, Calif., Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class i therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated... Read More

New data package reveals improvements in multiple categories for TPST-1120 combined with atezolizumab + bevacizumab versus standard of care atezolizumab + bevacizumab in a global Phase 1b/2 study 30% confirmed ORR achieved in TPST-1120 arm compared to 13.3% for atezolizumab + bevacizumab in the control arm, a substantial increase specific to the TPST-1120 arm compared to the previous data cut of 17.5% versus 10.3% in the... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Oct. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class i therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted a limited duration stockholder rights plan, effective immediately (the “Rights Plan”). Stephen Brady, president and chief... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class 1 therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced the company plans to report new and updated data from the global randomized Phase 1b/2 combination study of TPST-1120 with atezolizumab and bevacizumab in first-line treatment of... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class i therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, announced today that executive vice president and chief medical officer, Sam Whiting, M.D. Ph.D., has expanded his role to include head of Research and Development. “Sam is an experienced industry... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Sept. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class i therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, announced today that Sam Whiting, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical officer of Tempest, will present at the H.C. Wainwright 25th Annual Global Investment Conference. The company presentation will be... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., Aug. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class i therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 and provided a corporate update. “2023 continues to be a productive and potentially transformative year for Tempest,” said Stephen... Read More

In vitro and in vivo data show significant increased potency by blocking prostaglandin PGE2 signaling through both EP2 and EP4 receptors compared to celecoxib or single EP4 antagonists TPST-1495 anti-tumor response shown to be both immune dependent and immune independent Preclinical findings support previously reported Phase 1 clinical results for TPST-1495 showing tumor shrinkage and prolonged disease control in both... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., May 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class 1 therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced that management will present at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. ET. To access the live or archived recording of the company... Read More

Data show tumor shrinkage and prolonged disease control in both monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab Oral, once-daily cancer treatment well tolerated with a manageable safety profile Data to be reported at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting BRISBANE, Calif., May 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- May 25, 2023 – Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class i... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., May 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class 1 therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the company’s Board of Directors granted one employee a nonqualified stock option to purchase 12,600 shares of its common stock with an exercise... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc . (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class i therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and provided a corporate update. “The first few months of 2023 set the pace for what we believe will be a transformative year for... Read More

Positive randomized data with TPST-1120 combined with atezolizumab + bevacizumab compared head-to-head with atezolizumab + bevacizumab The addition of TPST-1120 resulted in a clinically-meaningful improvement in both confirmed and unconfirmed RECIST responses The number of patients on treatment and on study markedly favors the TPST-1120 arm Company to host webcast conference call today at 8:30 a.m. ET BRISBANE, Calif., April... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class 1 therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced the company plans to report early data from its Phase 1b/2 combination study of TPST-1120 in first-line hepatocellular carcinoma in a premarket press release and webcast Friday,... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., April 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class 1 therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced the acceptance of an abstract on TPST-1495, a EP2/EP4 prostaglandin receptor dual antagonist, for a poster presentation at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., April 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class 1 therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced that new data from its TPST-1120 and TREX1 programs were highlighted in two poster presentations at the 2023 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting taking... Read More

Positive monotherapy and combination therapy data from Phase 1 trial of first clinical program, TPST-1120, announced in an oral presentation at ASCO 2022 TPST-1120 randomized combination study in first-line HCC patients with partner Roche is fully enrolled, with initial data expected in the first half of 2023 New data on TPST-1120 biomarker and proprietary small molecule TREX1 inhibitor accepted for presentation at AACR 2023... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., March 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class 1 therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced that Nathan Standifer Ph.D., Executive Director of Translational Science at Tempest, will present a poster at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 2023 Spring Scientific... Read More

BRISBANE, Calif., March 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class 1 therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced that two abstracts have been accepted for poster presentation at the 2023 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting taking place April 14-19, 2023 in Orlando,... Read More