Celsion Abstract Chosen For Oral Presentation In Award Session At IHPBA Congress In Mumbai, India
Columbia, MD – January 9, 2008: CELSION CORPORATION (AMEX: CLN) today announced that the company’s ThermoDox liver cancer abstract, “Phase I Study of ThermoDox (Thermally Sensitive Liposomes Containing Doxorubicin) Given Prior to Radiofrequency Ablation for Unresectable Liver Cancers” has been selected for oral presentation in the Awards Session at the 8th Annual International Hepato-Pancreato-Bilary Association (IHPBA) Congress in Mumbai, India from February 27th to March 2nd. (http://www.ihpba2008.com/)
This Congress is hosted every two years at a different international location, with leading faculty and researchers invited from nearly 50 countries to provide global perspectives on the standard of care and latest treatment options for liver cancer. Of the over one thousand abstracts submitted to the Congress, only five percent were chosen for oral presentations in the Awards Session. The presentation will be made by Dr. Ronnie T. Poon, MD, Professor of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine at Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong.
This Phase I study which was carried out at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health, under the leadership of Dr. Steven K. Libutti, Senior Investigator, Head, Tumor Angiogenesis Section, Surgery Branch, Center for Cancer Research, NCI and Dr. Bradford J. Wood, Chief, Interventional Radiology Research at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and at Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong under the leadership of Dr. Ronnie T. P. Poon, MD, Professor of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine at Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong. In the study, a total of 24 primary and metastatic liver cancer patients, with up to 4 lesions ranging from 3 to 7 centimeters, were treated with ThermoDox in combination with radiofrequency ablation at doses ranging from 20 to 60 mg/m².
About ThermoDox
ThermoDox is Celsion's proprietary heat-sensitive liposomal encapsulation of doxorubicin, an approved and frequently used anti-cancer drug used in the treatment of various cancers including breast cancer. Localized mild hyperthermia (40-42 degrees C) releases the entrapped doxorubicin from the liposome. This delivery technology enables high concentrations of doxorubicin to be deposited preferentially in a targeted tumor.
About Celsion:
Celsion is dedicated to the development and commercialization of oncology drugs including tumor-targeting treatments using focused heat energy in combination with heat activated drug delivery systems. Celsion has research, license or commercialization agreements with leading institutions such as the National Institutes of Health, Duke University Medical Center, University of Hong Kong, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System. Additional information about Celsion Corporation can be found on the Celsion web site at www.celsion.com.
Celsion wishes to inform readers that forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, unforeseen changes in the course of research and development activities and in clinical trials by others; possible acquisitions of other technologies, assets or businesses; possible actions by customers, suppliers, competitors, regulatory authorities; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Paul G. Henning
Cameron Associates
212-554-5462
phenning@cameronassoc.com
