PLUS Therapeutics (PSTV)

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NEWS -- Plus Therapeutics to Host Key Opinion Leader Roundtable on ReSPECT™-GBM Trial

Company Management and Principal Investigators to Discuss Trial Data

Webinar Scheduled for Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSTV) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing innovative, targeted radiotherapeutics for rare and difficult-to-treat cancers, today announced that it will host a key opinion leader roundtable discussion on the ReSPECT-GBM trial on Thursday, November 18, 2021, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. ET.

The webinar will feature a comprehensive discussion about the ongoing ReSPECT-GBM trial including key safety, tolerability, dosing, feasibility and efficacy data. Speakers will include:

• Andrew J. Brenner, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at The University of Texas, Health Services Center at San Antonio and principal investigator of the ReSPECT-GBM trial, will provide an update on the trial and provide insight on the trial data.
• Toral Patel, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, will provide her prospective on the use of convection enhanced delivery in neurosurgery.
• Marc H. Hedrick, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Plus Therapeutics, will discuss the technology behind 186RNL as well as an overview of the opportunities for radiotherapeutic development.

The webinar is intended to provide a comprehensive discussion of the trial data and an opportunity for questions from analysts, physicians and advocacy groups.

The ReSPECT-GBM Phase 1 clinical trial is evaluating the Company’s lead investigational asset, Rhenium-186 NanoLiposome (186RNL), in patients with recurrent glioblastoma (GBM). Dr. Brenner will also present ReSPECT-GBM data during a poster session on November 19, 2021, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. ET, at the 2021 Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting and Education Day being held in Boston, Massachusetts.

Webcast Details

A live webinar with accompanying slides will be available in the Events page (https://ir.plustherapeutics.com/events/default.aspx) of the Investor Relations section (https://ir.plustherapeutics.com/overview/default.aspx) of the Plus Therapeutics website (https://www.plustherapeutics.com/). Individuals can participate in an interactive Q&A session by submitting pertinent questions via the webcast platform.

Please log in approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. The archived webcast will be available in the Events section of the Company's website for 90 days.

A live audio conference will be available by dialing [phone] (toll-free) or [phone] and entering Conference ID 3170796.

About Plus Therapeutics, Inc.

Plus Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacture, and commercialization of complex and innovative treatments for patients battling cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

Our proprietary nanotechnology platform is currently centered around the enhanced delivery of a variety of drugs using novel liposomal encapsulation technology. Liposomal encapsulation has been extensively explored and undergone significant technical and commercial advances since it was first developed. Our platform is designed to facilitate new delivery approaches and/or formulations of safe and effective, injectable drugs, potentially enhancing the safety, efficacy and convenience for patients and healthcare providers. More information may be found at https://PlusTherapeutics.com and https://ReSPECT-Trials.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. securities laws. All statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may be identified by future verbs, as well as terms such as “designed to,” “will,” “plan,” “can,” “design,” “intend,” “potential,” “expect,” “target,” “focus,” and similar expressions or the negatives thereof. Such statements are based upon certain assumptions and assessments made by management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. These statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the following: the Company’s anticipated expenditures, including research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses; anticipated benefits of strategic collaborations and license agreements, intellectual property, FDA approval process and government regulation; the ability of 186RNL to safely and effectively deliver radiation directly to the tumor at high doses; the Company’s ability to expand clinical testing of 186RNL to additional sites and additional indications, such as leptomeningeal metastases and pediatric brain cancer; the Company’s clinical trials including statements regarding the timing and characteristics of the ReSPECT-LM or the ReSPECT-PBC trials; the potential size of the market for the Company’s product candidates; the Company’s research and development efforts; the Company’s IP strategy; competition; future development and/or expansion of its product candidates and therapies in its markets; its ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals including statements regarding the Company’s intent to submit any new IND application; expectations as to the Company’s future performance; the Company’s need for additional financing and the availability thereof; its ability to fully access its equity line with Lincoln Park; any changes to its interest expenses; the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern; operating results; and the potential enhancement of the Company’s cash position through development, marketing, and licensing arrangements.

The forward-looking statements included in this press release are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the Company’s actual results may differ, including materially, from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, the following: the early stage of the Company’s product candidates and therapies, the results of the Company’s research and development activities, including uncertainties relating to the clinical trials of its product candidates and therapies; the Company’s liquidity and capital resources and its ability to raise additional cash, the outcome of the Company’s partnering/licensing efforts, risks associated with laws or regulatory requirements applicable to it, market conditions, product performance, litigation or potential litigation, and competition within the regenerative medicine field, among others; and additional risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including in the Company’s annual and quarterly reports. There may be events in the future that the Company is unable to predict, or over which it has no control, and its business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may change in the future. The Company assumes no responsibility to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events, trends or circumstances after the date they are made unless the Company has an obligation under U.S. federal securities laws to do so.

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