GlobeNewswire Inc | Jul 21, 2020 08:54PM EDT

July 22, 2020

NEW YORK, July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of MEI Pharma, Inc. (MEI Pharma or the Company) (NASDAQ:MEIP). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.

The investigation concerns whether MEI Pharma and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.

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On July 2, 2020, MEI Pharma announced that it was discontinuing its Phase 3 study of Pracinostat, an oral histone deacetylase inhibitor being investigated in combination with azacitidine for the treatment of adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia who are unfit for standard intensive chemotherapy. Specifically, the Company advised that an interim futility analysis of the ongoing Phase 3 study, undertaken by the studys Independent Data Monitoring Committee, has demonstrated it was unlikely to meet the primary endpoint of overall survival compared to the control group, and that [b]ased on the outcome of the interim analysis, the decision was made to discontinue the recruitment of patients and end the study, which was based on a lack of efficacy and not on safety concerns.

Following MEI Pharmas announcement, the Companys stock price fell $0.78 per share, or 18.27%, to close at $3.49 per share on July 2, 2020.

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CONTACT:Robert S. WilloughbyPomerantz LLPrswilloughby@pomlaw.com888-476-6529 ext. 7980