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ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc.

1180 Avenue of the Americas. Suite 2020
NEW YORK, NY 10036
http://www.ziopharm.com
  • Main Phone: (646) 214-0700
  • Fax Number: (646) 214-0711
  • Date Founded: N/A
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ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (ZIOPHARM) is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery and development of new cancer therapies. ZIOPHARM is applying its technologies in cancer research to develop therapeutics for patients. The Company s portfolio consists of five clinical-stage product candidates, as well as multiple research-stage candidates. ZIOPHARM s clinical programs include palifosfamide (ZIO-201), IL-12 DNA, indibulin (ZIO-301) and darinaparsin (ZIO-101). Palifosfamide (ZIO-201) is a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-targeted cancer treatment that bypasses drug resistance mediated by aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), an enzyme associated with cancer stem cells, and has a favorable toxicity profile. IL-12 DNA is a DNA therapeutic that is delivered to the patient's tumor and expresses interleukin-12, a protein that controls anti-cancer immune responses.

Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Suite 300, 170 Harbor Way
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080
http://www.thresholdpharm.com/
  • Main Phone: (650) 474-8200
  • Fax Number: (650) 474-2529
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Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of drugs targeting the microenvironment of solid tumors and the bone marrows of some hematologic malignancies (blood cancers) as treatments for patients living with cancer. The Company's hypoxia activated prodrug product candidates, including TH-302, are designed to specifically target the hypoxic microenvironment of tumors by selective activation of the prodrug to release a potent cytotoxin. The Company's focus is on product candidates for the treatment of patients with cancer. The Company's clinical development efforts are focused on TH-302, for which the Company entered a license and co-development agreement with Merck KGaA, on February 2, 2012, for worldwide development and commercialization. As of December 31, 2011, TH-302 is in Phase I, Phase II and Phase III clinical trials. The Company reported updated results from the Phase I monotherapy trial of TH-302.

CytRx Corporation

Suite 650, 11726 San Vicente Blvd
LOS ANGELES, CA 90049
http://www.cytrx.com
  • Main Phone: (310) 826-5648
  • Fax Number: (310) 826-6139
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CytRx Corporation (CytRx) is a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology. The Company's oncology pipeline includes three programs in clinical development for cancer indications: INNO-206, tamibarotene and bafetinib. INNO-206 is the Company's tumor-targeted doxorubicin conjugate. On May 13, 2011, the Company sold all pre-clinical and clinical data, intellectual property rights and other assets relating to those compounds to Orphazyme ApS. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company sold of its 19% interest in SynthRx to ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals.

Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc.

26 Landsdowne Street
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139-4234
http://www.ariad.com
  • Main Phone: (617) 494-0400
  • Fax Number: (617) 494-8144
  • Date Founded: N/A
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ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ARIAD) is a global oncology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of medicines for the cancer patients. ARIAD s first medicine, Iclusig, is approved in the United States for the treatment of adult patients with chronic, accelerated or blast phase chronic myeloid leukemia that is resistant or intolerant to prior tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy or Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia that is resistant or intolerant to prior TKI therapy. As of January 11, 2013, additional clinical trials of Iclusig in other cancers were ongoing. As of January 11, 2013, ARIAD also studied AP26113, another molecularly targeted medicine, in certain forms of lung cancer.

Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc.

1180 Veterans Boulevard
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080
http://www.rigel.com/
  • Main Phone: (650) 624-1100
  • Fax Number: (650) 624-1101
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Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage drug development company. The Company discovers and develops small-molecule drugs for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, as well as muscle disorders. Its research focuses on intracellular signaling pathways and related targets that are critical to disease mechanisms. As of December 31, 2011, product development programs included fostamatinib, an oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor that is in Phase 3 clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with its partner AstraZeneca (AZ); R343, an inhaled SYK inhibitor for asthma and R333, a topical janus kinase (JAK)/SYK inhibitor for discoid lupusboth of which have commenced Phase 2 clinical trials; and, R348, a topical JAK/SYK inhibitor in a Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of chronic dry eye. In December 2012, the Company initiated a Phase 1 clinical study of R348, a topical ophthalmic JAK/SYK inhibitor, as a potential therapeutic for chronic dry eye.

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc.

395 Oyster Point Boulevard. Suite 400
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080
http://www.sunesis.com
  • Main Phone: (650) 266-3500
  • Fax Number: (650) 266-3501
  • Date Founded: N/A
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Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Sunesis) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of oncology therapeutics for the treatment of solid and hematologic cancers. The Company is focuses primarily on the development of vosaroxin for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Vosaroxin is a anti-cancer quinolone derivative (AQD). AQDs have been shown to mediate anti-tumor activity by targeting mammalian topoisomerase II, an enzyme critical for cell replication. The Company owns worldwide development and commercialization rights to vosaroxin. The Company s VALOR trial is designed to evaluate the effect of vosaroxin in combination with cytarabine, chemotherapy in AML. The trial has an adaptive design and is based on data from the Company's Phase II clinical trial of vosaroxin in combination with cytarabine in relapsed or refractory AML.

GTx Inc.

175 Toyota Plaza,7th Floor
MEMPHIS, TN 38103
http://www.gtxinc.com
  • Main Phone: (901) 523-9700
  • Fax Number: (901) 844-8075
  • Date Founded: N/A
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GTx, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is developing selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) , a drugs with the potential to prevents and treat muscle wasting in patients with cancer and other musculoskeletal wasting or muscle loss conditions, including chronic sarcopenia (age related muscle loss). The Company is conducting the POWER 1 and POWER 2 (Prevention and treatment Of muscles Wasting in patients with cancER) pivotal Phase III clinical trials evaluating enobosarm for the prevention and treatment of muscle wasting in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. In October 2012, it sold rights and related assets in the metastatic breast cancer product, Fareston, to ProStrakan Group plc.

Medivation Inc

36th Floor, 525 Market Street
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
http://www.medivation.com
  • Main Phone: (415) 543-3470
  • Fax Number: (415) 543-3411
  • Date Founded: N/A
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Medivation, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapies. The Company advanced program XTANDI (enzalutamide) capsules, or XTANDI, is partnered with Astellas Pharma Inc. ( Astellas). Together with Astellas, the Company is also conducting multiple trials of enzalutamide in earlier prostate cancer disease states, including the Phase 3 PREVAIL trial in patients with mCRPC who have not received chemotherapy, or pre-chemotherapy mCRPC patients, and in patients with breast cancer. It also has ongoing programs with other agents in multiple different indications in early stages of research and development. The Company and Astellas also conduct the TERRAIN trial and the STRIVE trial, two randomized, double-blind Phase 2 trials evaluating enzalutamide head-to-head versus bicalutamide, the marketed anti-androgen drug, in pre-chemotherapy castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC patients).

Furiex Pharmaceuticals Inc

Suite 150, 3900 Paramount Parkway
MOORESVILLE, NC 27560
http://furiex.com/
  • Main Phone: (919) 456-7800
  • Fax Number: (302) 531-3150
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Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a drug development collaboration company. The Company s product pipeline includes two marketed products and three programs in development, including late-stage compounds, in multiple therapeutic areas. Its programs include Priligy, Alogliptin Nesina, Alogliptin/Actose Combination, Alogliptin/Metformin Combination, Fluoroquinolone, Mu Delta and PPD 10558. Priligy (dapoxetine) is a drug developed for the on-demand treatment of premature ejaculation (PE). Dapoxetine is a short-acting, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) designed to be taken only when needed one to three hours before sexual intercourse is anticipated rather than every day. Nesina (alogliptin) is a drug for the oral treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D). In November 2011, it acquired full exclusive license rights to develop and commercialize the compound MuDelta under its existing development and license agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.

Forest Laboratories Inc.

909 Third Avenue
NEW YORK, NY 10022
http://www.frx.com/
  • Main Phone: (212) 421-7850
  • Fax Number: (302) 636-5454
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Forest Laboratories, Inc. (Forest) develops, manufactures and sells branded forms of ethical drug products, most of which requires a physician's prescription. The Company also focuses on the development and introduction of new products, including products developed in collaboration with licensing partners. Its products include those developed by the Company and those acquired from other pharmaceutical companies and integrated into its marketing and distribution systems. The Company s products include Lexapro, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults and adolescents and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in adults; Namenda, a N-methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) antagonist for the treatment of moderate and severe Alzheimer's disease; Bystolic, a beta-blocker for the treatment of hypertension, and Savella, a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) for the management of fibromyalgia.