BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genta Incorporated announced today that the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Raymond P. Warrell, Jr., will provide an update of corporate activities at the BIO Investor 2007 Conference on Wednesday, October 10th at 2:15 pm PDT. The conference will be held at The Palace hotel in San Francisco, California.
The presentation will be webcast and accessible at the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at: www.genta.com. The presentation will be archived at the website for two weeks.
About Genta
Genta Incorporated is a biopharmaceutical company with a diversified product portfolio that is focused on delivering innovative products for the treatment of patients with cancer. The Company’s research platform is anchored by two major programs that center on oligonucleotides (RNA- and DNA- based medicines) and small molecules. Genasense(R) (oblimersen sodium) Injection is the Company’s lead compound from its oligonucleotide program. The leading drug in Genta’s small molecule program is Ganite(R) (gallium nitrate injection), which the Company is exclusively marketing in the U.S. for treatment of symptomatic patients with cancer related hypercalcemia that is resistant to hydration. Genta is partnered with IDIS (www.idispharma.com) on a program whereby both Ganite(R) and Genasense(R) are available on a “named- patient” basis in countries outside the United States. For more information about Genta, please visit our website at: www.genta.com.
Safe Harbor
This press release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to business conducted by Genta Incorporated. By their nature, forward-looking statements and forecasts involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. Forward- looking statements include, without limitation, statements about:
The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially. For a discussion of those risks and uncertainties, please see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2006 and its most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
CONTACT: Brian Korb of The Trout Group, +1-908-286-3980
Web site: http://www.genta.com/
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