TARRYTOWN, N.Y., May 9, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:PGNX) announced today that it will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its financial results for the first quarter of 2011 on Tuesday May 10, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. ET.
To participate in the conference call, please dial 888-262-8720 (domestic) or 913-312-1520 (international). A telephone replay of the call will be available for one week following. To access the replay, please dial 888-203-1112 (domestic) or 719-457-0820 (international). The access code for both the live and recorded conference call is 9277781. The live webcast will be available on the Events page of the Company's website and subsequently archived for 30 days.
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of Tarrytown, NY USA, is a biopharmaceutical company with programs in gastroenterology, oncology and virology focused on innovative therapeutics for patients with debilitating conditions and life-threatening diseases. Progenics' first commercialized therapy is RELISTOR(R) (methylnaltrexone bromide), a first-in-class treatment for opioid-induced constipation approved in more than 50 countries for patients with advanced illness. Progenics has exclusively licensed Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. to continue development and commercialization of RELISTOR in worldwide markets other than Japan, where Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has an exclusive license to develop and commercialize subcutaneous RELISTOR. Progenics' pipeline candidates include PSMA ADC, a human monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate in phase 1 testing for treatment of prostate cancer, and preclinical stage, novel antibodies to toxins produced by C. difficile bacteria.
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