SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 20, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OXiGENE, Inc. (Nasdaq:OXGN), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel cancer therapeutics, today announced that a poster presentation related to its clinical stage product candidate, OXi4503, will be presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting taking place December 6-9, 2014 in San Francisco.
The poster presentation, which will describe preclinical data supporting the potential to combine OXi4503 with cytotoxic chemotherapy, is titled “Chemosensitizing Leukemia By Targeting the Leukemia Microenvironment with Vascular Disrupting Combretastatins.”
Authors of the poster from University of Florida’s Division of Hematology and Oncology include Raphael C. Bosse, BS, Briana Wasserstrom, Elizabeth Wise, BS, Amy Meacham, MS and Christopher R. Cogle, M.D.
The abstract for the upcoming presentation (#2315) is currently available online at: https://ash.confex.com/ash/2014/webprogram/Paper70612.html. The poster presentation will take place on Sunday, December 7, 2014.
About OXiGENE
OXiGENE is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics to treat cancer. The company is focused on developing vascular disrupting agents (VDAs), which are compounds that selectively disrupt abnormal blood vessels associated with solid tumor survival and progression. The company’s lead clinical product candidate, fosbretabulin, is in development as a potential treatment for solid tumors. OXi4503, its second product candidate, is in development for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). OXiGENE is dedicated to leveraging its intellectual property and therapeutic development expertise to bring life-extending and life-enhancing medicines to patients.
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