CytRx to Present at the 18th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ: CYTR), a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology, today announced that Chairman and CEO Steven A. Kriegsman and David Haen, Vice President of Business Development and Investor Relations, will present a corporate update at the 18^th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference on Monday, February 8^th at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. CytRx expects to announce top-line data in the second quarter from its global pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of aldoxorubicin in second-line soft tissue sarcomas which is being conducted under a Special Protocol Assessment from the FDA. The conference will take place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.

A live and archived webcast of the presentation will be available at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bio/ceoinvestor2016/68113220851.cfm.

About CytRx Corporation

CytRx Corporation is a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology. CytRx currently is focused on the clinical development of aldoxorubicin, its improved version of the widely used chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin, and DK049, a novel drug conjugate which is expected to enter clinical trials in 2016.  CytRx is also expanding its pipeline of oncology candidates at its laboratory facilities in Freiburg, Germany, through its LADR™ (Linker Activated Drug Release) technology platform, a discovery engine designed to leverage CytRx's expertise in albumin biology and linker technology for the development of a new class of anti-cancer therapies.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking statements, including risks relating to the outcome, timing and results of CytRx's clinical testing of aldoxorubicin and preclinical testing of its LADR™ linker technology platform, the outcome, timing or results of CytRx's clinical testing of aldoxorubicin, the risk that any future pre-clinical or human testing of compounds based on the LADR™ technology platform might not show efficacy or reduced side effects of those compounds, risks related to CytRx's ability to manufacture its drug candidates in a timely fashion, cost-effectively or in commercial quantities in compliance with stringent regulatory requirements, risks related to CytRx's need for additional capital or strategic partnerships to fund its ongoing working capital needs and development efforts, including the Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical development of aldoxorubicin for SCLC and STS, respectively, and the preclinical and clinical development of compounds based on the LADR™ technology platform, risks related to lawsuits that have been brought against the Company and its officers and/or directors for alleged violations of the securities laws, and the risks and uncertainties described in the most recent annual and quarterly reports filed by CytRx with the Securities and Exchange Commission and current reports filed since the date of CytRx's most recent annual report. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to CytRx on the date the statements are first published. CytRx undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Company Contact: 
CytRx Corporation 
David J. Haen 
Vice President, Business Development and Investor Relations 
(310) 826-5648, ext 304 
[email protected] 

Investor Relations: 
Alexander Capital, LP 
(855) 288-ALEX (2539) 
[email protected] 

SOURCE CytRx Corporation

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