Spectrum Pharmaceuticals to Present Corporate Update at Stifel Nicolaus Healthcare Conference in Boston on September 6th and at BioCentury NewsMakers Conference in New York City on September 7th

  • Spectrum to review near-term catalysts and overall business strategy to achieve additional growth, building on record product revenues in the first half of 2012
  • Celebrating 10 years in business, Spectrum is one of the few profitable companies in the biotech sector, with two commercial products and ten drug candidates in clinical development
Stifel Nicolaus Healthcare Conference 2012
BioCentury Newsmakers Conference 2012

HENDERSON, Nev.--()--Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS: SPPI), a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary focus in hematology and oncology, today announced that an overview of the Company’s business strategy and commercial and development-stage programs will be given at the Stifel Nicolaus Healthcare Conference being held at The Four Seasons Hotel in Boston. The Company presentation is on Thursday, September 06, 2012, at 4:25 PM ET.

Spectrum also will be presenting at BioCentury’s 19th Annual NewsMakers in the Biotech Industry Conference being held at the Millennium Broadway Hotel & Conference Center in New York City. The Company presentation is on Friday, September 7th at 10:00 AM ET.

Live webcasts of Spectrum's corporate presentations will be available at http://www.sppirx.com.

About Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals is a leading biotechnology company focused on acquiring, developing, and commercializing drug products, with a primary focus in oncology and hematology. Spectrum currently markets two oncology drugs ─ FUSILEV® (levoleucovorin) for Injection in the U.S. and ZEVALIN® (ibritumomab tiuxetan) Injection for intravenous use, for which the Company has worldwide marketing rights. Spectrum's strong track record in in-licensing and acquiring differentiated drugs, and expertise in clinical development have generated a robust, diversified, and growing pipeline of product candidates in advanced-stage Phase 2 and Phase 3 studies. More information on Spectrum is available at www.sppirx.com.

Forward-looking statement — This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These statements are based on management's current beliefs and expectations. These statements include but are not limited to statements that relate to our business and its future, including certain company milestones, Spectrum's ability to identify, acquire, develop and commercialize a broad and diverse pipeline of late-stage clinical and commercial products, leveraging the expertise of partners and employees around the world to assist us in the execution of our strategy, and any statements that relate to the intent, belief, plans or expectations of Spectrum or its management, or that are not a statement of historical fact. Risks that could cause actual results to differ include the possibility that our existing and new drug candidates may not prove safe or effective, the possibility that our existing and new applications to the FDA and other regulatory agencies may not receive approval in a timely manner or at all, the possibility that our existing and new drug candidates, if approved, may not be more effective, safer or more cost efficient than competing drugs, the possibility that our efforts to acquire or in-license and develop additional drug candidates may fail, our lack of sustained revenue history, our limited marketing experience, our dependence on third parties for clinical trials, manufacturing, distribution and quality control and other risks that are described in further detail in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not plan to update any such forward-looking statements and expressly disclaim any duty to update the information contained in this press release except as required by law.

SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.®, ZEVALIN®, and FUSILEV® are registered trademarks of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. REDEFINING CANCER CARE™ and the Spectrum Pharmaceuticals logos are trademarks owned by Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Contacts

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals
Shiv Kapoor, 702-835-6300
Vice President, Strategic Planning & Investor Relations
InvestorRelations@sppirx.com

Release Summary

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals will present at the Stifel Nicolaus Healthcare Conference and BioCentury’s 19th Annual NewsMakers in the Biotech Industry conference.

Contacts

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals
Shiv Kapoor, 702-835-6300
Vice President, Strategic Planning & Investor Relations
InvestorRelations@sppirx.com