Medarex, Inc. Announces Presentations at Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research

PRINCETON, N.J., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medarex, Inc. announced today that the following clinical and preclinical abstracts are expected to be the subject of oral or poster presentations at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), being held April 12-16, 2008 in San Diego:

Abstracts and information about the AACR and its Annual Meeting may be found at www.aacr.org.

About Medarex

Medarex is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and potential commercialization of fully human antibody-based therapeutics to treat life-threatening and debilitating diseases, including cancer, inflammation, autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases. Medarex applies its UltiMAb(R) technology and product development and clinical manufacturing experience to generate, support and potentially commercialize a broad range of fully human antibody product candidates for itself and its partners. More than 40 of these therapeutic product candidates derived from Medarex technology are in human clinical testing or have had INDs submitted for such trials, with seven of the most advanced product candidates currently in Phase 3 clinical trials or the subject of regulatory applications for marketing authorization. Medarex is committed to building value by developing a diverse pipeline of antibody products to address the world’s unmet healthcare needs. For more information about Medarex, visit its website at www.medarex.com.

Medarex(R), the Medarex logo and UltiMAb(R) are registered trademarks of Medarex, Inc. All rights are reserved.

CONTACT: Laura S. Choi, Investor Relations, +1-609-430-2880, Ext. 2216, or
Jean Mantuano, Corporate Communications (media), +1-609-430-2880, Ext.
2221, both of Medarex, Inc.

Web site: http://www.medarex.com/

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