NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX ), an oncology company developing innovative medicines and other products for targeting and treating cancer, today announced that Mark Baker, Chief Executive Officer, will speak at the 23 rd Annual Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) Scientific Retreat in Carlsbad, California on Friday, October 28, 2016 at 4:50 pm PT. Mr. Baker will present on PyL™, the Company’s PSMA-targeted PET imaging agent, which is expected to enter Phase 2 clinical development by the end of this year.
“I am honored to speak at this year’s PCF Scientific Retreat, which for more than 20 years has been among the most important gatherings of researchers in the field of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment,” said Mr. Baker.
For the past twenty-two years, the PCF has been hosting an annual scientific retreat that brings together diverse researchers in a collaborative forum to present and discuss new and largely unpublished findings for prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, and addresses challenges that impede progress toward better treatments and cures. For more information, please visit PCF's website at www.pcf.org .
About Progenics
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is developing innovative medicines and other products for targeting and treating cancer, with a pipeline that includes several product candidates in later-stage clinical development. These products in development include therapeutic agents designed to precisely target cancer (AZEDRA ® and 1095), and PSMA-targeted imaging agents for prostate cancer (1404 and PyL™) intended to enable clinicians and patients to accurately visualize and manage their disease. Progenics recently entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Bayer AG granting Bayer exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize products using our PSMA antibody technology in combination with alpha-emitting radionuclides. In addition, in late 2015 Progenics acquired EXINI Diagnostics AB, a leader in the development of advanced artificial intelligence-based imaging analysis tools and solutions for medical decision support. The acquisition of EXINI complements Progenics' strategy to support its imaging and therapeutic agents with sophisticated analytical tools and other technologies to help physicians and patients visualize, understand, target and treat cancer. Progenics' first commercial product, RELISTOR ® (methylnaltrexone bromide) for opioid-induced constipation, is partnered with and marketed by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
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