MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - April 16, 2008) - MethylGene Inc. (TSX: MYG) today disclosed preclinical data for MGCD265, an oral, multi-targeted (c-Met) kinase inhibitor for cancer that targets the c-Met, Tie-2, Ron and VEGF receptor tyrosine kinases. The data were presented in a poster session at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in San Diego.