SuperGen, Inc. to Highlight Oncology Pipeline Data in Multiple Presentations at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting
DUBLIN, Calif., April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SuperGen Inc. , a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, rapid development and commercialization of therapies for solid tumors and hematological malignancies, today announced that multiple abstracts have been accepted for oral and poster presentations at the AACR Annual Meeting, which will take place April 12-16 in San Diego, California.
An oral presentation by Dr. Steven Warner will highlight SuperGen's PIM Kinase Inhibitor in cell lines from hematological and solid malignancies. The poster presentations will focus on data concerning many of SuperGen's current oncology programs, including the lead clinical compound, MP-470, and its ability to suppress the repair of double stranded DNA breaks following treatment with DNA-damaging agents.
About SuperGen
Based in Dublin, Calif., SuperGen, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, rapid development and commercialization of therapies for solid tumors and hematological malignancies. SuperGen is developing a number of therapeutic anticancer products focused on kinase and cell signaling inhibitors and DNA methyltransferase inhibitors. For more information about SuperGen, please visit http://www.supergen.com.
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