IRVINE, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that Rajesh Shrotriya, M.D., Chairman, President and CEO of Spectrum, will present an overview of the Company on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at 10:00 am Milan/4am Eastern/1am Pacific at the BIO-Europe Spring 2007 Conference, being held at the Milano Convention Center in Milan, Italy. Spectrum’s presentation will be held in Yellow Hall 1, Level one, in the “Mid-size Pharma” section.
About Spectrum Pharmaceuticals
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals acquires, develops and commercializes a diversified portfolio of drug candidates that meet critical health challenges for which there are few other treatment options. Spectrum’s expertise lies in identifying undervalued drugs with demonstrated safety and efficacy, and adding value through further clinical development and selection of the most viable and low-risk methods of commercialization. The company’s pipeline includes promising early and late-stage drug candidates with unique formulations and mechanisms of action that address the needs of seriously ill patients, such as at-home chemotherapy and new treatment regimens for refractory disease. For more information, please visit http://www.spectrumpharm.com.
Forward-looking statement -- This press release may contain forward- looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These statements include but are not limited to statements that relate to our business and its future, Spectrum’s ability to identify, acquire, develop and commercialize its portfolio of drug candidates, the Company’s promising pipeline, our team’s ability to identify promising drugs and move these drugs through development and toward commercialization and any statements that relate to the intent, belief, plans or expectations of Spectrum or its management, or that are not a statement of historical fact. Risks that could cause actual results to differ include the possibility that our existing and new drug candidates, may not prove safe or effective, the possibility that our existing and new drug candidates may not receive approval from the FDA, and other regulatory agencies in a timely manner or at all, the possibility that our existing and new drug candidates, if approved, may not be more effective, safer or more cost efficient than competing drugs, the possibility that price and other competitive pressures may make the marketing and sale of our generic drugs not commercially feasible, the possibility that our efforts to acquire or in- license and develop additional drug candidates may fail, our lack of revenues, our limited experience in establishing strategic alliances, our limited marketing experience, our limited experience with the generic drug industry, our dependence on third parties for clinical trials, manufacturing, distribution and quality control and other risks that are described in further detail in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not plan to update any such forward-looking statements and expressly disclaim any duty to update the information contained in this press release except as required by law.
COMPANY CONTACTS MEDIA CONTACT Russell Skibsted Susan Neath SVP & Chief Business Officer Porter Novelli Life Sciences 619-849-6000 Paul Arndt Manager, Investor Relations 949-788-6700
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CONTACT: Russell Skibsted, SVP & Chief Business Officer, or Paul Arndt,Manager, Investor Relations, both of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals,+1-949-788-6700; Media: Susan Neath, of Porter Novelli Life Sciences forSpectrum Pharmaceuticals, +1-619-849-6000
Web site: http://www.spectrumpharm.com/
