Keryx KRX-0401 trial data against colorectal cancer, multiple myeloma to be presented at AACR

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KERX) (the "Company") today announced that two abstracts on KRX-0401 (perifosine) will be presented at the upcoming 102nd annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) to be held in Orlando, Florida, from April 2-6, 2011. Perifosine, the Company's novel, potentially first-in-class, oral anti-cancer agent that inhibits Akt activation in the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway, is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials for refractory advanced colorectal cancer and multiple myeloma. Both of these Phase 3 programs are being conducted under Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) agreements with the FDA, and with Fast Track designations obtained for both indications. Perifosine is also in Phase 1 and 2 clinical development for several other tumor types.

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