EntreMed Initiates Plans for China Office

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EntreMed, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENMD), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, announced today that it has initiated plans to establish an office in China to facilitate the Company's drug development and clinical trials in that country.  Additionally, the Company and Selected Value Therapeutics, LLC (SVT) terminated their agreement regarding SVT's right to enter into a license agreement to develop and commercialize the Company's lead compound, ENMD-2076, in China and certain of its territories.  SVT will not retain any rights to ENMD-2076.  SVT, of which a majority of its shareholders participated in the Company's recent strategic financing, agreed to terminate the agreement in order to allow the Company greater flexibility to execute its global drug development strategy.  

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Dr. Wei-Wu He, the Company's Executive Chairman of the Board commented, "Our recent strategic financing, led by IDG-Accel, provided an opportunity for the Company to assess its clinical strategy and new resources to accelerate the development of targeted drug candidates, such as ENMD-2076, by using a global approach to conducting high quality clinical trials, with an emphasis in China and the United States.  Establishing an operation in China will facilitate building deeper relationships with local medical institutions, regulatory agencies and broader sources of capital.  We will also continue to be opportunistic about the timing and terms of financing opportunities in both the United States and China. We believe this global approach will be a key driver to build value for our shareholders."

About EntreMed

EntreMed, Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company committed to developing ENMD-2076, a selective angiogenic kinase inhibitor, for the treatment of cancer.  ENMD-2076 is currently completing a multi-center Phase 2 study in ovarian cancer and completed several Phase 1 studies in solid tumors, multiple myeloma, and leukemia.  Additional information about EntreMed is available on the Company's web site at www.entremed.com and in various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

About ENMD-2076

ENMD-2076 is an orally-active, Aurora A/angiogenic kinase inhibitor with a unique kinase selectivity profile and multiple mechanisms of action. ENMD-2076 has been shown to inhibit a distinct profile of angiogenic tyrosine kinase targets in addition to the Aurora A kinase. Aurora kinases are key regulators of mitosis (cell division), and are often over-expressed in human cancers. ENMD-2076 also targets the VEGFR, Flt-3 and FGFR3 kinases which have been shown to play important roles in the pathology of several cancers. ENMD-2076 has shown promising activity in Phase 1 clinical trials in solid tumor cancers, leukemia, and multiple myeloma.  ENMD-2076 is currently completing a Phase 2 trial for ovarian cancer.

Forward Looking Statements         

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act with respect to the outlook for expectations for future financial or business performance, strategies, expectations and goals. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and no duty to update forward-looking statements is assumed.

Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, including: the risk that we may be unable to continue as a going concern as a result of our inability to raise sufficient capital for our operational needs; our history of losses and expectation of incurring continued losses; the risk that our stockholders may not approve our recent financing transaction and our ability to repay the indebtedness incurred in connection with issuance and sale of the convertible notes if such notes are not converted into shares of common stock; the possibility that we may be delisted from trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market; the volatility of our common stock; our inability to enter into strategic partnerships for the development, commercialization, manufacturing and distribution of our proposed product candidate; risks relating to the need for additional capital and the uncertainty of securing additional funding on favorable terms; declines in actual sales of Thalomid® resulting in reduced royalty payments; risks associated with our product candidates; any early-stage products under development; results in preclinical models are not necessarily indicative of clinical results; uncertainties relating to preclinical and clinical trials, including delays to the commencement of such trials; the lack of success in the clinical development of any of our products; dependence on third parties; and risks relating to the commercialization, if any, of our  proposed products (such as marketing, safety, regulatory, patent, product liability, supply, competition and other risks); and our ability to compete with larger, better financed biotechnology companies that may develop new approaches to the treatment of our targeted diseases or develop product candidates more advanced than ENMD-2076.  Such factors, among others, could have a material adverse effect upon our business, results of operations and financial condition.  We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which only speak as of the date made. Additional information about the factors and risks that could affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, are contained in our filings with the SEC, which are available at www.sec.gov.

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