NEW YORK, June 1, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:STML) announced today that Ivan Bergstein, M.D., Stemline's CEO, will present at the Jefferies 2015 Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 3:00 PM ET. The conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt in New York, NY. 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 therapeutics that target cancer stem cells (CSCs) and tumor bulk. Stemline is developing two clinical stage product candidates, SL-401 and SL-701, and a pipeline of preclinical candidates that includes SL-801. SL-401 is a targeted therapy directed to the interleukin-3 receptor (IL-3R) present on CSCs and tumor bulk of a wide range of hematologic cancers. Previously, SL-401 demonstrated single cycle activity, including durable complete responses (CRs), in a Phase 1/2 investigator-sponsored trial in relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN). Several multicenter corporate-sponsored clinical trials with SL-401 are currently open in multiple indications. SL-401 is being advanced through a pivotal trial, which includes a lead-in stage, in BPDCN. Clinical studies with SL-401 are also open in additional hematologic indications including AML in first complete remission with minimal residual disease (MRD), relapsed/refractory AML, and four types of advanced high-risk myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), including systemic mastocytosis, advanced symptomatic hypereosinophilic disorder, myelofibrosis, and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. SL-701, an immunotherapy designed to activate the immune system to attack tumors, is being developed in adult patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in first recurrence. SL-801, a novel oral small molecule reversible inhibitor of XPO1, is currently being advanced toward investigational new drug (IND) filing for clinical development in solid and hematologic cancers. For more information about Stemline Therapeutics, visit www.stemline.com.
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