Allos Therapeutics to Present at the Bank of America 2008 Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conference.WESTMINSTER, Colo. -- Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ALTH), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative small molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer, today announced that members of the Company's senior management will present a corporate overview at the Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. 2008 Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conference in Southampton, New York Southampton, New York may refer to:
The Company's presentation will take place at 3:50 p.m. (Eastern) on Thursday, August 7, 2008. There will be a live webcast of the presentation, which will be accessible through a link posted on the Allos website home page and investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. section. The webcast will be available for replay on Allos' website through August 22, 2008. About Allos Therapeutics, Inc. Allos Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative small molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer. The Company's lead product candidate, PDX PDX Product Data Exchange (file name extension; XML technology) PDX Paradox Files (file name extension) PDX Product Definition Exchange PDX Phone Data Exchange (Proxon) (pralatrexate), is a novel antifolate currently under evaluation in a pivotal Phase 2 (PROPEL) trial in patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma T-cell lymphoma A malignant proliferation of T cells arising in the skin, diagnosed by detecting rearrangement of the T-cell receptor's β chain; TCLs are often 'driven' by EBV and other viral infections; 90% of all Pts with TCL have extracutaneous involvement . The PROPEL trial is being conducted under an agreement reached with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under its special protocol assessment, or SPA process. The Company is also investigating PDX in patients with bladder cancer, non-small cell lung cancer Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Definition Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a disease in which the cells of the lung tissues grow uncontrollably and form tumors. Description There are two kinds of lung cancers, primary and secondary. and a range of lymphoma sub-types. The Company's other product candidate is RH1, a targeted chemotherapeutic agent currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 trial in patients with advanced solid tumors or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there ). Allos currently retains exclusive worldwide rights to PDX and RH1 for all indications. For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.allos.com. Safe Harbor Statement The anticipated presentation will contain forward-looking statements that involve significant risks and uncertainties. Additional information concerning these forward-looking statements and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements is contained in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and in the Company's other periodic reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in the presentation. All forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company on the date thereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation, except as required by law. |
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