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Starget Pharma Expands Scientific Advisory Board with Appointment of Two Global Leaders in Radiopharmaceutical TherapyDr. Oliver Sartor brings more than 35 years advancing the clinical development and commercialization of oncology and radiopharmaceuticals Professor Michael Hofman brings more than 20 years pioneering molecular imaging and precision radiotheranostics SHREVEPORT, La., July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Starget Pharma Inc. (Starget), a U.S. clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company, today announced the appointment of Oliver Sartor, MD, and Professor Michael Hofman, MBBS, FRACP, FAANMS to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), further strengthening the Company's scientific leadership as it advances multiple radioligand programs toward the clinic from its AI-powered discovery platform. Dr. Sartor and Professor Hofman are internationally recognized leaders in oncology and radiopharmaceutical medicine. Their decades of experience spanning scientific innovation through clinical development have helped establish radioligand therapy as an emerging pillar of cancer treatment. “We are honored to welcome Oliver and Michael to our Scientific Advisory Board,” said Sigal Kalmanson Cusnir, CEO and Co-Founder of Starget Pharma. “Their deep experience advancing radioligand therapies into clinical practice will help shape our development strategy as we further advance our next-generation radioligand pipeline.” Dr. Sartor added, “Starget’s platform combines artificial intelligence with advanced peptide engineering to design radioligands with the potential to improve tumor targeting and pharmacologic performance. I look forward to working with the team to help expand the reach of radioligand therapy across a broader range of cancer targets.” Oliver Sartor, MD is an internationally recognized medical oncologist and one of the world’s leading experts in prostate cancer and radiopharmaceutical therapies. He serves as Director of the Transformational Prostate Cancer Research Center at East Jefferson General Hospital Cancer Center and previously served as Director of Radiopharmaceutical Clinical Trials at Mayo Clinic. He has led numerous landmark clinical trials that resulted in the approval of transformative therapies, including Xofigo® (radium-223), Pluvicto® (¹77Lu-PSMA-617), Jevtana® (cabazitaxel), and Quadramet® (samarium-153). Dr. Sartor has authored more than 600 peer-reviewed publications. Professor Michael Hofman, MBBS, FRACP, FAANMS, is a globally recognized nuclear medicine physician and physician-scientist and a pioneer in molecular imaging and theranostics. Serving as an independent advisor, he is based at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the University of Melbourne, where he led landmark clinical trials, including proPSMA, TheraP, UpFrontPSMA and PRIMARY2, that have helped establish PSMA imaging and radioligand therapy as standards of care for prostate cancer. His research spans radiopharmaceutical discovery, clinical translation and imaging biomarkers, with publications in leading medical journals including The Lancet. About Starget Pharma Inc. 
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