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Mon, March 26, 2012
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ] (NASDAQ: ARIA) today announced its schedule of preclinical data presentations to be made at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2012, taking place Saturday, March 31 through Wednesday, April 4, 2012, in Chicago.
Listed below are the details of presentations at AACR that describe ARIADas product candidates or research programs. There will be three presentations of data on ARIADas investigational targeted therapies, ponatinib and AP26113; and one presentation of work on choline kinase, a discovery program which is not being pursued further at this time. Each presentation is currently available in abstract form:
| Title: Ponatinib, a potent pan-BCR-ABL inhibitor, retains activity against gatekeeper mutants of FLT3, RET, KIT, PDGFR'/' and FGFR1 |
| Date & Time: Sunday, April 1, 1:00a"5:00 p.m. (Poster) |
| Abstract: #853 |
| Location: Hall F, Poster Section 32 |
| Title: AP26113 is a dual ALK/EGFR inhibitor: Characterization against EGFR T790M in cell and mouse models of NSCLC |
| Date & Time: Monday, April 2, 8:00 a.m.a"12:00 p.m. (Poster) |
| Abstract: #1794 |
| Location: Hall F, Poster Section 29 |
| Title: Fibroblast growth factors in head and neck cancer: Genetic alterations and therapeutic targeting with ponatinib |
| Date & Time: Monday, April 2, 1:00a"5:00 p.m. (Poster) |
| Abstract: #2832 |
| Location: Hall F, Poster Section 32 |
| Title: Small molecule inhibitors of choline kinase lead to reduced phosphocholine levels and induction of apoptosis in cancer cells |
| Date & Time: Tuesday, April 3, 8:00 a.m.a"12:00 p.m. (Poster) |
| Abstract: #3236 |
| Location: Hall F, Poster Section 9 |
About ARIAD
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an emerging global oncology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of medicines to transform the lives of cancer patients. ARIADas approach to structure-based drug design has led to three internally discovered, molecularly targeted product candidates for drug-resistant or difficult-to-treat cancers, including certain forms of chronic myeloid leukemia, soft tissue and bone sarcomas and non-small cell lung cancer. For additional information, visit [ http://www.ariad.com ] or follow us on [ Twitter ].