SuperGen to Highlight Oncology Pipeline Data in Multiple Presentations at the American Society of Hematology's 49th Annual Meeting
DUBLIN, Calif., December 03, 2007 /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 presentation at the American Society of Hematology's 49th Annual Meeting from Dec. 8-11 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
The poster presentations will focus on data regarding two of SuperGen's current oncology programs that target PIM and JAK2 kinases in hematological malignancies, respectively.
The oral presentation will focus on data from the induction of fetal hemoglobin in baboons using a novel hypomethylating agent, S110, to ameliorate symptoms associated with sickle cell anemia.
SuperGen's schedule of presentations is as follows:
Date Time (EDT) and Abstract # and Title Poster Number
Location
Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. #2655 - Targeting PIM 845
Dec. 9 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Kinases in Hematological
Hall B3 & B4 Malignancies
Monday, 10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. #3560 - Targeting the JAK2 779
Dec. 10 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Kinase in Hematological
Hall B3 & B4 Malignancies
Monday, Oral Presentation #571 - Fetal Hemoglobin N/A
Dec. 10 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Induction in Baboons
(P. Anubis) Following
Rooms B216 - B217 Administration of a
Novel Decitabine
Dinucleotide (S110)
Compound
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.
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Contacts
Timothy L. Enns Mary M. Vegh
SuperGen, Inc. SuperGen, Inc.
SVP, Corporate Communications & Business Manager, Investor
Development Relations
Tel: (925) 560-0100 Tel: (925) 560-2845
E-mail: E-mail:
tenns@supergen.com mary.vegh@supergen.com
CONTACT: Timothy L. Enns, SVP, Corporate Communications & Business,+1-925-560-0100, ; or Mary M. Vegh, Manager, InvestorRelations, +1-925-560-2845, , both of SuperGen Inc. tenns@supergen.com mary.vegh@supergen.com
Web site: http://www.supergen.com/
Ticker Symbol: (NASDAQ-NMS:SUPG)
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