Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS: SPPI), a biotechnology company with
fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a
primary focus in oncology, announced the results of its annual meeting
of shareholders, which was held June 13, 2011.
The shareholders reelected all six of the Company’s director nominees:
Dr. Krishan K. Arora, Dr. Stuart M. Krassner, Dr. Luigi Lenaz, Dr.
Anthony E. Maida, Dr. Dilip J. Mehta, and Dr. Rajesh C. Shrotriya.
Shareholders also approved management’s proposal for an increase in the
number of shares the Company is authorized to issue and also approved
the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm.
"We appreciate the strong support of our shareholders as we continue to
focus on growing the FUSILEV® brand in colorectal cancer and
ZEVALIN® for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma,” said Rajesh C.
Shrotriya, MD, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals. "We expect a good second quarter and that 2011
will be a year of record achievements for these two products with
revenues from them exceeding $100 million. In addition, we have two
drugs in late stage development, belinostat and apaziquone, with
potential New Drug Applications in 2012.”
In a "Say-on-Pay” advisory vote shareholders approved by an over 90%
vote the Company’s executive compensation and recommended an annual vote
on such matters.
About Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company with fully
integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary
focus in oncology. The Company’s strategy is comprised of acquiring,
developing and commercializing a broad and diverse pipeline of
late-stage clinical and commercial products. The Company markets two
oncology drugs, FUSILEV and ZEVALIN and has two drugs, apaziquone and
belinostat, in late stage development along with a diversified pipeline
of novel drug candidates. The Company has assembled an integrated
in-house scientific team, including clinical development, medical
research, regulatory affairs, biostatistics and data management,
formulation development, and has established a commercial infrastructure
for the marketing of its drug products. The Company also leverages the
expertise of its worldwide partners to assist in the execution of its
strategy. For more information, please visit the Company’s website 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 drug
candidates may not receive approval from the FDA, and other regulatory
agencies 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 revenues, 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
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by Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
© 2011 Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. All Rights
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