RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NORTH CAROLINA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 12, 2006 -- Adherex Technologies Inc. (TSX: AHX)(AMEX: ADH), a biopharmaceutical company with a broad portfolio of oncology products under development, announced today that it will hold a corporate update conference call on Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 10 a.m. EST. Adherex’s Chairman and CEO Dr. William P. Peters will host the call.
