Access Pharmaceuticals Presents New Data on the Company's Angiolix(R) Therapeutic Monoclona...(t of cancer through its affinity fora no...),Health

Date:10/2/2008

t of cancer through its affinity for a novel target, lactadherin. Lactadherin is an extracellular matrix protein that is released by numerous types of tumor cells, including most breast cancers, ovarian cancers and prostate cancer. Lactadherin has a critical role in promoting the growth of new blood vessels to support tumor growth through the activation of VEGF-mediated angiogenesis. The target lactadherin and Angiolix are supported and protected by granted patents.

About Access:

Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an emerging biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes propriety products for the treatment and supportive care of cancer patients. Access' products include ProLindac(TM), currently in Phase 2 clinical testing of patients with ovarian cancer, and MuGard(TM) for the management of patients with mucositis. The company also has other advanced drug delivery technologies including Cobalamin(TM)-mediated targeted delivery and oral drug delivery, its proprietary nanopolymer delivery technology based on the natural vitamin B12 uptake mechanism; Angiolix(R), a humanized monoclonal antibody which acts as an anti-angiogenesis factor and is targeted to breast cancer; Prodrax(R), a non-toxic prodrug which is activated in the hypoxic zones of solid tumors to kill cancer cells; Alchemix, a chemotherapeutic agent that combines multiple modes of action to overcome drug resistance. Access is also developing Phenylbutyrate ("PB"), an HDAC inhibitor and differentiating agent currently a Phase 2 clinical candidate. For additional information on Access Pharmaceuticals, please visit our website at http://www.accesspharma.com.

This press release contains certain statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27a of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements include those relating to: our ability to close the financing
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