SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exelixis, Inc. announced today that George A. Scangos, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Exelixis will present at the 2006 Bank of America Healthcare Conference at 12:00 p.m. (PT) / 3:00 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, May 18, 2006.
The presentation will be webcast and may be accessed in the Event Calendar page under Investors on the Exelixis website at www.exelixis.com.
About Exelixis
Exelixis, Inc. is a biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel therapeutics that will potentially enhance the care and lives of patients with cancer and other serious diseases. The company is leveraging its fully integrated gene-to-drug platform to fuel the growth of its proprietary drug pipeline. Exelixis’ development pipeline covers cancer and metabolism and is comprised of the following compounds: XL119 (becatecarin), for which a multinational Phase 3 clinical trial in bile duct tumor is ongoing and which has been exclusively licensed to Helsinn Healthcare S.A.; XL784, which is being advanced in a Phase 2 trial as a treatment for renal disease; XL999, an anticancer compound currently in Phase 2 clinical trials for a variety of solid tumors; XL647, XL880, XL820, XL844 and XL184, anticancer compounds currently in Phase 1 clinical trials; and multiple compounds in preclinical development for diseases including cancer and various metabolic and cardiovascular disorders. Exelixis has established broad corporate alliances with major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies including GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Pursuant to a product development and commercialization agreement between Exelixis and GSK, GSK has the option, after completion of clinical proof-of-concept by Exelixis, to elect to develop a certain number of compounds in Exelixis’ product pipeline, which may include XL784 and the cancer compounds identified in this press release (other than XL119), thus potentially triggering milestone payments and royalties from GSK and co-promotion rights by Exelixis. For more information, please visit the company’s web site at www.exelixis.com.
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CONTACT: Charles Butler, Director, Corporate Communications of Exelixis,Inc., +1-650-837-7277, or cbutler@exelixis.com
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