SuperGen, Inc. to Highlight Oncology Pipeline Data in Multiple Presentations at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference

DUBLIN, Calif., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SuperGen Inc. , a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, rapid development and commercialization of therapies for solid tumors and hematological malignancies, today announced that multiple abstracts have been accepted for poster presentations at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference from Oct. 22-26 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

The poster presentations will focus on data concerning many of SuperGen’s current oncology programs including the lead clinical compound, MP470, and its ability to suppress the repair of double stranded DNA breaks following treatment with DNA-damaging agents.

In addition to the poster presentations listed below, data on SuperGen’s hypomethylating agent, S110, will be presented by Dr. Peter A. Jones on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 8:00 a.m. in Plenary Session 3: Epigenetic Targets.

About SuperGen

Based in Dublin, Calif., SuperGen, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, rapid development and commercialization of therapies for solid tumors and hematological malignancies. SuperGen is developing a number of therapeutic anticancer products focused on kinase and cell signaling inhibitors and DNA methyltransferase inhibitors. For more information about SuperGen, please visit http://www.supergen.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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CONTACT: Timothy L. Enns, SVP, Corporate Communications & Business
Development, +1-925-560-0100, tenns@supergen.com, or Mary M. Vegh, Manager,
Investor Relations, +1-925-560-2845, mary.vegh@supergen.com, both of
SuperGen, Inc.

Web site: http://www.supergen.com/

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