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Zevalin Data to be Presented at ASH 2008

12 presentations and posters on ZEVALIN(R) in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma scheduled

SEATTLE, December 04, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) today announced presentations or posters of interest related to Zevalin(R) (ibritumomab tiuxetan) to be presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), December 5-9, 2008 in San Francisco.

In addition, James Bianco, M.D., CEO of Cell Therapeutics will participate in a panel hosted by Biotechnology Industry Organization and Gerson Lehrman Group(R), "Gerson Lehrman Group Innovators: Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma," on Saturday, December 6.

CTI and Spectrum announced on November 26, 2008 that they have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture, RIT Oncology LLC, to commercialize and develop Zevalin in the United States.

 



                               Presentation/
    Date/Time       Abstract #  Poster #       Title
    Saturday,
    Dec. 6, 2008
    5:30-7:30 PM       1144    Poster I-249    Radioimmunotherapy (90Y-
                                               Zevalin(R)) Combined with
                                               BEAM Conditioning Regimen and
                                               Autologous Stem Cell
                                               Transplantation for the
                                               Treatment of Non Hodgkin
                                               Lymphomas: Results of An
                                               Italian Multicenter Study

    Sunday
    Dec. 7, 2008
    6:00-8:00 PM       1959    Poster II-53    Radioimmunotherapy with
                                               Yttrium-90-Ibritumomab
                                               Tiuxetan as Part of a Reduced
                                               Intensity Conditioning
                                               Regimen for Allogeneic
                                               Hematopoietic Cell
                                               Transplantation in Patients
                                               with Advanced Indolent Non-
                                               Hodgkin Lymphoma: Interim
                                               Analysis of a Phase II Study

    Sunday
    Dec. 7, 2008
    6:00-8:00 PM       2001    Poster II-95    Phase II Study of Short
                                               Course CHOP-Rituximab
                                               Followed by 90-Y Ibritumomab
                                               Tiuxetan as First-Line
                                               Treatment for Follicular
                                               Lymphoma: An Update and
                                               Extension of Preliminary
                                               Findings on Predictors of
                                               Relapse

    Sunday
    Dec. 7, 2008       2002    Presentation    Extended Follow-up of the
                                 (10:35 AM)    International Randomized
                               Poster II-96    Phase 3 First-Line Indolent
                            (9:30-11:00 AM)    Trial (FIT) Shows Durable
                                               Benefit of 90 Y-Ibritumomab
                                               Tiuxetan (Zevalin(R))
                                               Consolidation of First
                                               Remission in Advanced Stage
                                               Follicular Non-Hodgkin's
                                               Lymphoma


    Sunday
    Dec. 7, 2008
    6:00-8:00 PM       2158   Poster II-252    Monitoring of Post-Transplant
                                               Hematopoiesis in Patients
                                               Receiving High-Dose Yttrium-
                                               90-Ibritumomab Tiuxetan
                                               (Zevalin(R)) with Autograft:
                                               Lack of Detection of
                                               Remarkable Abnormalties.

    Sunday
    Dec. 7, 2008
    6:00-8:00 PM       2187   Poster II-281    Red Marrow Dosimetry and Stem
                                               Cell Reinfusion in High Dose
                                               90Y-Ibritumomab Tiuxetan

    Sunday
    Dec. 7, 2008
    6:00-8:00 PM       2995   Poster III-77    Dose Escalated
                                               Radioimmunotherapy with
                                               Yttrium-90-Ibritumomab
                                               Tiuxetan as Part of a Reduced
                                               Intensity Conditioning
                                               Regimen for Allogeneic
                                               Hematopoietic Cell
                                               Transplantation in Patients
                                               with Advanced Aggressive Non-
                                               Hodgkin Lymphoma: An Interim
                                               Analysis of a Phase I/II
                                               Study

    Monday,
    Dec. 8, 2008
    5:30-7:30 PM       3056  Poster III-138    R-FND Followed by
                                               Radioimmunotherapy for High-
                                               Risk Follicular Lymphoma

    Monday,
    Dec. 8, 2008
    5:30-7:30 PM       3598  Poster III-680    Effect of Adding Ibritumomab
                                               Tiuxetan (Zevalin)
                                               Radioimmunotherapy
                                               Consolidation to Three Cycles
                                               of CHOP Plus Involved-Field
                                               Radiotherapy for Limited-
                                               Stage Aggressive Diffuse B-
                                               Cell Lymphoma (SWOG 0313)

    Monday,
    Dec. 8, 2008
    5:30-7:30 PM       3061  Poster III-143    90y Ibritumomab Tiuxetan as
                                               Initial Treatment for
                                               Follicular Lymphoma (ZEUS
                                               Protocol). An Italian
                                               Cooperative Study Group

    Monday,
    Dec. 8, 2008
    5:30-7:30 PM       3063  Poster III-145    Efficacy of 90 Y -
                                               Ibritumomab Tiuxetan in
                                               Relapsed or Refractory
                                               Primary Gastric Non Hodgkin's
                                               Lymphoma

    Monday,
    Dec. 8, 2008
    5:30-7:30 PM       3064  Poster III-146    Radioimmunotherapy Is Safe
                                               and Effective in Relapse
                                               after Stem Cell
                                               Transplantation


For more information about the ASH annual meeting and for a complete list of abstracts, please refer to the conference Web site at http://www.hematology.org.

About Cell Therapeutics, Inc.

Headquartered in Seattle, CTI is a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing an integrated portfolio of oncology products aimed at making cancer more treatable. For additional information, please visit http://www.celltherapeutics.com.

 

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