BOTHELL, WA and VANCOUVER, May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the Company will hold a live webcast and conference call of presentations made at an OncoGenex hosted reception during the 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting (ASCO) on Saturday, May 30, 2009. The webcast will begin at 7:10 p.m. EDT.
During the reception, OncoGenex management and guest speakers will provide a comprehensive review of the final results of a randomized Phase 2 trial presented during an oral presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, as well as discuss the treatment landscape and the relevance of clinical trial endpoints for prostate cancer.
To access the webcast, log on to the Investor Relations page of the OncoGenex Web site at www.oncogenex.com. Alternatively, you may access the live conference call by dialing 877-627-6544 (U.S. & Canada) or 719-325-4857 (International). A webcast replay will be available approximately two hours after the call and will be archived at www.oncogenex.com.
About OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals
OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company committed to the development and commercialization of new therapies that address unmet needs in the treatment of cancer. OncoGenex has a deep oncology pipeline, with each product candidate having a distinct mechanism of action and representing a unique opportunity for cancer drug development. OGX-011, the lead candidate currently completing five Phase 2 clinical studies in prostate, lung and breast cancers, is designed to inhibit the production of a specific protein associated with treatment resistance; OGX-427 is in Phase 1 clinical development; SN2310 has completed enrollment in a Phase 1 clinical trial; and CSP-9222 and OGX-225 are currently in pre-clinical development. More information is available at www.oncogenex.com.
CONTACT: OncoGenex Contact: Scott Cormack, President & CEO, (604)
736-3678, scormack@oncogenex.com; Media and Investor Contact: Jason Spark,
Porter Novelli Life Sciences, (619) 849-6005, jspark@pnlifesciences.com
