PRINCETON, N.J., May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medarex, Inc. is scheduled to host a webcast review of the ipilimumab data presented during the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago. As previously announced, the live webcast will begin at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 7:00 a.m. Central Time on Monday, June 2, 2008. Medarex senior management will be joined by Jedd D. Wolchok, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Immunotherapy Clinical Trials at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
The webcast can be accessed on Medarex's website at www.medarex.com and will be archived and available for at least 14 days.
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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.
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