Ambit Biosciences to Present at the Cowen and Company 32nd Annual Health Care Conference

SAN DIEGO, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambit Biosciences today announced that the company is scheduled to present at the Cowen and Company 32nd Annual Health Care Conference at 9:30 a.m. EST on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts. Alan Fuhrman, Ambit's chief financial officer, will provide an overview of the company and an update about its clinical development programs, including quizartinib.

About Quizartinib
Quizartinib, formerly known as AC220, is being developed in collaboration between Ambit Biosciences and Astellas Pharma Inc. and is a novel, potent, highly selective, orally bioavailable FMS-like tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3) inhibitor. Quizartinib is currently under evaluation in a Phase 2 clinical trial as monotherapy treatment for adult and elderly patients with relapsed/refractory AML that have an internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutation in the FLT3 gene.

About Ambit Biosciences
Ambit Biosciences is a privately held biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of a robust pipeline of small molecule kinase inhibitors for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disease and other indications. Ambit's lead compound, quizartinib (AC220), is a novel, potent, highly selective, orally bioavailable FMS-like tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3) inhibitor, and is currently under clinical investigation in patients with relapsed or refractory AML. Ambit is developing quizartinib in collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc. as part of a worldwide agreement to jointly develop and commercialize FLT3 kinase inhibitors in oncology and non-oncology indications. In addition to quizartinib, Ambit's clinical pipeline includes AC430, an oral JAK2 inhibitor, and AC480, a pan-HER inhibitor. Ambit's preclinical portfolio includes, CEP-32496, a BRAF inhibitor licensed to Cephalon, and a proprietary CSF1R inhibitor program. For more information, visit www.ambitbio.com.

Contacts:
Ambit Biosciences:
Alan Fuhrman
Chief Financial Officer
(858) 334-2133

Ian Stone or David Schull (Media)
Russo Partners
(619) 308-6541
(212) 845-4271
ian.stone@russopartnersllc.com
david.schull@russopartnersllc.com

Cindy McGee (Investors)
Russo Partners
(619) 308-6538
cindy.mcgee@russopartnersllc.com

SOURCE Ambit Biosciences

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