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Date:11/18/2008

ed on days 1, 3 and 5. The target enrollment is 120 patients. The primary endpoint of the study is complete remission rate. Secondary endpoints are duration of complete remission, time to treatment failure, survival at 12 months, 30, 60, and 90 day mortality and safety and tolerability.

Interim Phase 1 data with CPX-351, where complete remissions were obtained in patients with advanced leukemia, were reported in December 2007. Additional Phase 1 and preclinical data were accepted for presentation at the upcoming American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting in San Francisco in December.

• Phase 1 Study of a Liposomal Carrier (CPX-351) Containing a Synergistic, Fixed Molar Ratio of Cytarabine (Ara-C) and Daunorubicin (DNR) in Advanced Leukemias will be presented on Monday, December 8, 2008, 5:30PM to 7:30PM in the Moscone Center, Hall A.

• Synergistic Cytarabine:Daunorubicin Ratios Delivered by CPX-351 to Human Leukemia Xenografts is Associated with Liposome-Mediated Bone Marrow Drug Accumulation, Intracellular Delivery of Encapsulated Agents to Leukemia Cells, and Increased Efficacy will be presented on Saturday, December 6, 2008, 5:30PM to 7:30PM in the Moscone Center, Hall A.

"This is an important milestone for Celator and we are excited about the benefit CPX-351 may offer patients," said Scott Jackson, chief executive officer of Celator Pharmaceuticals. "We continue to open new clinical trial sites for participation in this study and we are moving forward with a second randomized Phase 2 study in patients with AML in first relapse."

About Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

The National Cancer Institute defines AML as a quickly progressing disease in which too many immature white blood cells (not lymphocytes) are found in the blood and bone marrow. In 2008, the A
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