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The presentation, which will take place on Monday, March 17th at 11:30amET, will be webcast live and will be accessible from the Investor Informationpage of the Company's Website at http://investors.keryx.com. An archivedversion of the webcast will be available following the conclusion of the livepresentation.
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ABOUT KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals is focused on the acquisition, development andcommercialization of medically important, novel pharmaceutical products forthe treatment of life-threatening diseases, including renal disease andcancer. Keryx is developing ZerenexTM (ferric citrate), an oral, iron-basedcompound that has the capacity to bind to phosphate and form non-absorbablecomplexes. Zerenex is currently in Phase 2 clinical development for thetreatment of hyperphosphatemia (elevated phosphate levels) in patients withend-stage renal disease, or ESRD. The Company is also developing KRX-0401(perifosine), a novel, potentially first-in-class, oral anti-cancer agent thatmodulates Akt, a protein in the body associated with tumor survival andgrowth. KRX-0401 also modulates a number of other key signal transductionpathways, including the JNK and MAPK pathways, which are pathways associatedwith programmed cell death, cell growth, cell differentiation and cellsurvival. KRX-0401, which is currently in Phase 2 clinical development formultiple tumor types, is expected to move into a Phase 3 clinical program in2008. The Company also has an active in-licensing and acquisition programdesigned to identify and acquire additional drug candidates. Keryx isheadquartered in New York City.KERYX CONTACT: Lauren Fischer Director - Investor Relations Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Tel: 212.531.5965 E-mail: [email protected]
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