NEW YORK, June 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:STML) announced today that Ivan Bergstein, M.D., Stemline’s CEO, will present at the Jefferies 2016 Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 10:00 AM ET. During the presentation, Dr. Bergstein will discuss the SL-401 Phase 2 blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) data presented on June 4th at the 2016 ASCO conference. He will also review next steps for the SL-401 program as well as provide updates on the company’s overall pipeline. 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 oncology therapeutics. Stemline is developing three clinical stage product candidates, SL-401, SL-701, and SL-801. A potentially pivotal Phase 2 trial with SL-401, a targeted therapy directed to the interleukin-3 receptor (IL-3R; CD123) present on a wide range of hematologic cancers, is currently enrolling patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN). Data from the initial stage of this ongoing trial demonstrated high overall response rates (ORR), with multiple complete responses (CRs). Patients are being followed for response duration and outcomes, and new patients continue to enroll into the study. In addition, ongoing Phase 1/2 trials with SL-401 are currently enrolling patients with additional malignancies including acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in remission with high risk for relapse and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) of unmet medical need. A Phase 2 trial with SL-701, an immunotherapy designed to activate the immune system to attack tumors, is currently enrolling adult patients with second-line glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). SL-801, a novel oral small molecule reversible inhibitor of XPO1, is currently enrolling patients in a Phase 1 clinical trial in advanced solid tumors. For more information about Stemline Therapeutics, visit www.stemline.com.
About BPDCN
For more information on BPDCN, visit Stemline’s newly launched patient and physician resource site: www.bpdcninfo.com.
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