NEW YORK, March 6, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:STML) announced today that Ivan Bergstein, M.D., Stemline's CEO, will present at the 27th Annual ROTH Conference on Monday, March 9, 2015 at 1:30 PM PT (4:30 PM ET). The conference will be held at The Ritz Carlton in Dana Point, CA. A live webcast of the presentation can be viewed on the company's website at www.stemline.com.
About Stemline Therapeutics
Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics that target both cancer stem cells (CSCs) and tumor bulk. Stemline is currently developing two clinical stage product candidates, SL-401 and SL-701, and a pipeline of preclinical candidates that includes SL-801. SL-401 is a targeted therapy directed to the interleukin-3 receptor (IL-3R) present on CSCs and tumor bulk of a wide range of hematologic cancers. Three multicenter clinical trials with SL-401 are currently open in the following indications: 1) blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) and relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the expansion stage of which may serve as a registration trial for BPDCN; 2) AML patients in first complete remission (CR) with minimal residual disease (MRD); and 3) four types of advanced high-risk myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), including systemic mastocytosis, advanced symptomatic hypereosinophilic disorder, myelofibrosis, and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Additional SL-401 studies are currently planned in other indications including myeloma and certain other lymphomas and leukemias. SL-701 is an enhanced immunotherapy designed to activate the immune system to attack tumors. A multicenter clinical trial with SL-701 is currently open in adult patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in first recurrence. SL-801 is a novel, oral small molecule reversible XPO1 inhibitor in development for the treatment of both solid and hematologic cancers. An IND filing is expected in 2015. For more information about Stemline Therapeutics, visit www.stemline.com.
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