Telik Announces Presentation at ASCO Annu...( PALO ALTO Calif. May 21 /- Telik Inc....),Health

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Telik, Inc. (Nasdaq: TELK) announced today that the results from the randomized clinical study of canfosfamide (TELCYTA(R), TLK286) in combination with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) vs. PLD will be presented at the 45th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) which will be held from May 29 to June 2 in Orlando, FL.

Details of the presentation are as follows:

           -- Abstract #5552 - General Poster Session, Gynecologic Cancer;
              Sunday, May 31, 2009, 2:00-6:00pm EDT; Level 2, West Hall C

              Title:  "Randomized phase III study of canfosfamide (C, TLK286)
              plus pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) versus PLD as
              second-line therapy in platinum (P) refractory or resistant
              ovarian cancer (OC)."

About Telik

Telik, Inc. of Palo Alto, CA, is a clinical stage drug development company focused on discovering and developing small molecule drugs to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases. The company's most advanced investigational drug candidates in clinical development are TELINTRA(R), a modified glutathione analog for the treatment of cytopenias due to myelodysplastic syndrome or chemotherapy, and TELCYTA, a tumor-activated prodrug for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. Telik's product candidates were discovered using its proprietary drug discovery technology, TRAP(R), which enables the rapid and efficient discovery of small molecule drug candidates.

TELIK, the Telik logo, TELINTRA, TELCYTA and TRAP are trademarks or registered trademarks of Telik, Inc.