VANCOUVER, Washington, April 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CytoDyn Inc. (OTC.QB: CYDY), (“CytoDyn” or the “Company"), a late-stage biotechnology company developing leronlimab (PRO 140), a CCR5 antagonist with the potential for multiple therapeutic indications, announced today that Nader Pourhassan, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of CytoDyn, will be rescheduled to appear on Fox Business Network on the “Making Money with Charles Payne” program on April 8 and a second interview and will also available via live streaming at https://www.foxbusiness.com/shows/making-money-with-charles-payne.
Although Dr. Pourhassan’s appearance has been re-scheduled, the CytoDyn team wishes to take this opportunity to express its deep gratitude and appreciation to the hospital, the physician, and his medical team for their heroic efforts in fighting COVID-19 and exploring leronlimab’s potential benefit for this population. Dr. Pourhassan will reveal the name of this hospital and the physician today in an interview that will air between 5-6:30 p.m. The interview is with CBS Seattle affiliate, KIRO 7, Cox Media Group. A link to this interview will be available on CytoDyn’s website at www.cytodyn.com.
About Coronavirus Disease 2019
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