EWING, N.J., July 2, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPXX), a pharmaceutical company developing new and more effective therapies to treat cancer, today announced that the company will host its first Analyst Day on Thursday, July 17, 2014, from 9:00am – 12:00pm ET at the Omni Berkshire Place Hotel in New York City.
Members of Celator's management team will discuss the company's strategic plan aimed at long-term growth, as well as provide updates on its proprietary CombiPlex® technology platform and an overview of lead compound CPX-351, currently in a Phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of high-risk (secondary) acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Guest speakers scheduled to present at the event include:
Richard Stone, M.D.
Director, Adult Acute Leukemia Program, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Jeffrey Lancet, M.D.
Section Chief of Leukemia, Moffitt Cancer Center
Lou DeGennaro, Ph.D.
Interim President and CEO, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
A live webcast will be available on the investor section of Celator's website at www.celatorpharma.com. An archived replay of the webcast will be available on the website for 30 days after the event.
About Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc., with locations in Ewing, N.J., and Vancouver, B.C., is a pharmaceutical company developing new and more effective therapies to treat cancer. CombiPlex®, the company's proprietary drug ratio technology platform, represents a novel approach that identifies molar ratios of drugs that will deliver a synergistic benefit, and locks the desired ratio in a nano-scale drug delivery vehicle that maintains the ratio in patients with the goal of improving clinical outcomes. The company pipeline includes two clinical stage products, CPX-351 (a liposomal formulation of cytarabine:daunorubicin) for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and CPX-1 (a liposomal formulation of irinotecan:floxuridine) for the treatment of colorectal cancer; and preclinical stage product candidates, including CPX-571 (a liposomal formulation of irinotecan:cisplatin), and the hydrophobic docetaxel prodrug nanoparticle (HDPN) formulation being studied by the National Cancer Institute's Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory.
For more information, please visit the company's website at www.celatorpharma.com. Information on ongoing trials is available at www.clinicaltrials.gov.
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