BEVERLY, Mass., Nov. 09, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cellceutix Corporation (OTCQB:CTIX) (the “Company”) , a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies including dermatology, oncology, anti-inflammatory, and antibiotic applications, today announced that it will host a business update call for analysts and investors on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, starting at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, which will include a corporate and financial update by Leo Ehrlich, CEO, as well as feature a scientific and clinical presentation by Dr. Arthur P. Bertolino, President and Chief Medical Officer of the Company. Following the presentation, management will also answer questions submitted in advance by investors, which can be sent to conference@cellceutix.com and must be received by 5PM Eastern on November 13, 2016.
The webcast conference call will be available on the investor relations page of the Company’s website at http://cellceutix.com/events . A web-based archive of the conference call will also be available at the above website following the call.
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About Cellceutix
Headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, Cellceutix is a publicly-traded company under the symbol “CTIX”. Cellceutix is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies in multiple diseases. Cellceutix believes it has a world-class portfolio of first-in-class lead drug candidates and is now advancing them toward market approval, while actively seeking strategic partnerships. Cellceutix’s psoriasis drug candidate Prurisol completed a Phase 2 trial and Cellceutix has now launched a Phase 2b study. Prurisol is a small molecule that acts through immune modulation and PRINS reduction. Cellceutix’s anti-cancer drug Kevetrin successfully concluded a Phase 1 clinical trial at Harvard Cancer Centers’ Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Cellceutix is now preparing its plans for a Phase 2 study. In the laboratory, Kevetrin has shown to induce activation of p53, often referred to as the “Guardian Angel Gene” due to its crucial role in controlling cell mutations. Cellceutix is in a Phase 2 clinical trial with its novel compound Brilacidin-OM for the prevention of oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer. Brilacidin-OM, a defensin mimetic compound, has shown in an animal model to reduce the occurrence of severe ulcerative oral mucositis by more than 94% compared to placebo. Cellceutix’s lead antibiotic, Brilacidin, has completed a Phase 2b trial for Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections, or ABSSSI. Top-line data have shown a single dose of Brilacidin to deliver comparable clinical outcomes to the FDA-approved seven-day dosing regimen of daptomycin. Brilacidin has the potential to be a single-dose therapy for certain multi-drug resistant bacteria (“superbugs”). In an ongoing Phase 2 open label Proof-of-Concept trial, favorable interim results have been observed for the first four patients treated with Brilacidin for Ulcerative Proctitis/Ulcerative Proctosigmoiditis (UP/UPS), a type of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Cellceutix has formed research collaborations with world-renowned research institutions in the United States and Europe, including MD Anderson Cancer Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the University of Bologna. More information is available on the Cellceutix web site at www.cellceutix.com .
INVESTOR AND MEDIA CONTACT: Cellceutix Corporation Leo Ehrlich info@cellceutix.com
