Benzinga | Feb 24, 2021 09:38AM EST

Lixte Biotech (Very Light Volume Issue) Reports Will Present Its Anti-Cancer Therapy Enhancer At HC Wainwright Global Life Sciences Conference Being Held Mar. 9-10, 2021

Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIXT), a clinical-stage drug discovery company developing pharmacologically active drugs for use in cancer treatment, will participate in the virtual H.C. Wainwright Global Life Sciences Conference, being held March 9-10, 2021. Investors may register and consult the conference agenda at the event website.

During the corporate presentation and in one-on-one and small group investor meetings, John S. Kovach, M.D., Lixte founder and chief executive officer, will discuss the Company's proprietary clinical stage compound LB-100, a first-in-class protein phosphatase (PP2A) inhibitor that increases the anti-tumor activity of standard chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy without increasing toxicity. LB-100 is initially being evaluated in three clinical treatment studies (phase 1b/2 for Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Small Cell Lung Cancer, and in a phase 0 (human pharmacodynamic/pharmacokinetic study) in recurrent gliomas). LB-100 is also being tested for potential benefit in a rodent model of Angelman Syndrome, a severe neurodevelopmental disorder. There are no direct competitors for LB-100 known to Lixte in the clinic at present.

A webcast of Lixte's H.C. Wainwright presentation will be available March 9th and 10th on the conference website beginning at 7:00 A.M. (EST) and in the Investor Information: News and Events section of the Company's website at https://ir.lixte.com. A replay of the presentation will be available on the Company's website for 90 days following the conference.