Celator® Pharmaceuticals Announces New Data for VYXEOS™ in FLT3-ITD Mutated AML Cells Derived from Patients with Newly Diagnosed AML to be Presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting

EWING, N.J., March 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPXX) today announced that data for VYXEOS™ (cytarabine:daunorubicin) Liposome for Injection (also known as CPX-351), its lead product candidate, will be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA, April 16-20, 2016.

The research was conducted in the laboratory of Dr. Jeffrey Tyner at Oregon Health & Science University. The objective of the research was to examine the ex vivo sensitivity of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells derived from newly diagnosed patients to VYXEOS.  This work supports the observed clinical benefit of VYXEOS in high-risk AML patients and may provide a means of identifying patient genotypes/phenotypes most sensitive to VYXEOS.

"We continue to learn more about the unique activity of VYXEOS in AML and enhance our ability to match this performance with specific patient characteristics that could be predictive of improved outcomes," said Lawrence Mayer, Ph.D., President and Chief Scientific Officer at Celator. "The research being undertaken by Dr. Tyner reflects Celator's goal to elucidate the clinical benefits of VYXEOS by expanding our scientific understanding of its mechanism of action, particularly in AML cells with important molecular phenotypes."

Details on the AACR poster presentation:

The poster will be available on Celator's website (www.celatorpharma.com) at the conclusion of the AACR meeting.

About Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc., with locations in Ewing, N.J., and Vancouver, B.C., is an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company that is transforming the science of combination therapy, and developing products to improve patient outcomes in cancer. Celator's proprietary technology platform, CombiPlex®, enables the rational design and rapid evaluation of optimized combinations of anti-cancer drugs, incorporating traditional chemotherapies as well as molecularly targeted agents to deliver enhanced anti-cancer activity. CombiPlex addresses several fundamental shortcomings of conventional combination regimens, as well as the challenges inherent in combination drug development, by identifying the most effective synergistic molar ratio of the drugs being combined in vitro, and fixing this ratio in a nano-scale drug delivery complex to maintain the optimized combination after administration and ensuring exposure of this ratio to the tumor. Celator's lead product is VYXEOS™ (also known as CPX-351), a nano-scale liposomal formulation of cytarabine:daunorubicin in Phase 3 clinical testing for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. We have also conducted clinical development on CPX-1, a nano-scale liposomal formulation of irinotecan:floxuridine studied in colorectal cancer; and have a preclinical stage product candidate, CPX-8, a hydrophobic docetaxel prodrug nanoparticle formulation. More recently, the Company has advanced its CombiPlex platform and broadened its application to include molecularly targeted therapies. For more information, please visit Celator's website at www.celatorpharma.com. Information on ongoing trials is available at www.clinicaltrials.gov.

Forward-Looking Statements:
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