Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Sapacitabine Nearly Doubles Expected Survival of Elderly Patients With MDS After Front-Line Therapy Failure

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Oct. 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:CYCC) (Nasdaq:CYCCP) (Cyclacel or the Company), will host a conference call today to discuss updated data from an ongoing, multicenter, Phase 2 randomized trial of oral sapacitabine capsules, the Company's lead product candidate, in older patients with intermediate-2 or high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) after treatment failure of front-line hypomethylating agents, such as azacitidine (Vidaza®) and/or decitabine (Dacogen®).