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Celator(R) Pharmaceuticals to Present at Thomas Weisel Partners 2009 Healthcare Conference

Thursday, September 17, 2009 General News
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PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 3 Celator Pharmaceuticals today announced that Scott Jackson, chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at the Thomas Weisel Partners 2009 Healthcare Conference in Boston. Mr. Jackson will provide a corporate overview and an update on the company's progress with two ongoing Phase 2 clinical trials of CPX-351 in newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients and first-relapse AML patients. The presentation will be given on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 1:30pm EDT in the Blaxton Room of the Four Seasons Hotel.
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About Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc., with locations in Princeton, NJ, and Vancouver, BC, is a privately held pharmaceutical company developing new and more effective therapies to treat cancer. CombiPlex((R)), the company's proprietary drug ratio technology platform, represents a novel approach that identifies molar ratios of drugs that will deliver a synergistic benefit, and locks the desired ratio in a nano-scale drug delivery vehicle that maintains the ratio in patients with the goal of improving clinical outcomes. The company pipeline includes: CPX-351 (a liposomal formulation of cytarabine:daunorubicin), currently in Phase 2 in patients with acute myeloid leukemia; CPX-1 (a liposomal formulation of irinotecan:floxuridine), currently in Phase 2 in patients with colorectal cancer; CPX-571 (a liposomal formulation of irinotecan:cisplatin), a preclinical stage compound; and multiple research programs. Based on the applications of CombiPlex, Celator is positioned to advance a broad pipeline of combination therapies involving both previously approved and novel drug agents. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.celatorpharma.com. Information on ongoing trials is available at www.clinicaltrials.gov.

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