Benzinga | Mar 17, 2021 09:36AM EDT

Lixte Biotechnology Says To Present Novel Product Candidate For Targeted Cancer Therapy At Benzinga Biotech Small Cap Conference On March 24

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 Benzinga Biotech Small Cap Conference being held March 24-25, 2021. Lixte Founder and Chief Executive Officer John S. Kovach, M.D., will present on Wednesday, March 24 at 10:55 a.m. ET in Track 1. Investors may register for the conference at the event website.

During the corporate presentation and in one-on-one investor meetings, Dr. Kovach will discuss Lixte's product pipeline of ongoing studies and planned trials of its lead clinical candidate LB-100, a unique first-in-class anti-cancer agent with no competitors known to Lixte currently in the clinic.

Dr. Kovach commented, "More than 40 preclinical studies with leading medical centers indicated that LB-100 enhances standard therapies for many cancers. We now have a number of exciting clinical investigations underway for LB-100, including three clinical trials and one pharmacology study. Our initial cancer targets are myelodysplastic syndrome, soft tissue sarcomas, small cell lung cancer, and glioblastoma."