SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology, today announced that Jerry McMahon, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, will present at the Seventh Annual Needham & Company Biotechnology and Medical Technology Conference on Wednesday, June 11, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time in New York City at the New York Palace Hotel.
Dr. McMahon will present corporate information and clinical data presented at the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago in June related to the development of picoplatin, the Company’s lead product candidate.
A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available for 10 business days on the “Events” page of the “News & Events” section of the Company’s website at http://www.poniard.com.
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.
CONTACT: Brendan Doherty, Corporate Communications of Poniard
Pharmaceuticals, +1-650-745-4425, bdoherty@poniard.com
Web site: http://www.poniard.com/
