SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology, today announced that it will hold a conference call to discuss the Company's third quarter results and provide a corporate update, including an update on the ongoing development activities for picoplatin, the Company's lead product candidate.
Jerry McMahon, Ph.D., chairman and chief executive officer, Ronald A. Martell, president and chief operating officer, Caroline Loewy, chief financial officer, and Robert De Jager, M.D., FACP, chief medical officer, will host the call beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time) on Thursday, October 30. A press release for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008, will be released after markets close on October 30.
To participate in the live call by telephone, please dial 877-419-6593 from the U.S. or 1-719-325-4885 for international callers. In addition, the live conference call is being webcast and can be accessed on the "Events" page of the "News & Events" section of the Company's website at http://www.poniard.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company's website for 10 days.
About Poniard Pharmaceuticals
Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative oncology products to impact the lives of people with cancer. Picoplatin, the Company's lead platform product candidate, is a new generation platinum therapy with an improved safety profile relative to existing platinum-based cancer therapies. Picoplatin is designed to overcome platinum resistance associated with chemotherapy in solid tumors, and is being studied in multiple cancer indications, combinations and formulations. Clinical trials of intravenous picoplatin include a Phase 3 trial in small cell lung cancer and Phase 2 trials in metastatic colorectal and hormone-refractory prostate cancers, as well as a clinical trial of oral picoplatin in solid tumors. Picoplatin has not been approved by any regulatory authority for use in humans. For additional information please visit http://www.poniard.com.
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CONTACT: Brendan Doherty, Corporate Communications of Poniard
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., +1-650-745-4425, bdoherty@poniard.com
Web site: http://www.poniard.com/
