NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Delcath Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: DCTH), an interventional oncology company focused on the treatment of primary and metastatic cancers of the liver, announced today its agenda and distinguished speaker list for a comprehensive Investor Update Meeting taking place Thursday, December 2nd , from 10:00am ET – 1:30pm EST.
The event will focus on the company’s US product candidate, HEPZATO™ KIT (melphalan hydrochloride for injection/hepatic delivery system), a percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP) system. In the United States HEPZATO is an investigational drug/device combination product. In Europe, the product is a stand-alone medical device approved for sale under the trade name CHEMOSAT® Hepatic Delivery System for Melphalan, or CHEMOSAT, where it has been used at major medical centers to treat a wide range of cancers of the liver.
A distinguished panel of physicians will discuss their experience with HEPZATO in the FOCUS trial, commercial experience with CHEMOSAT and the unmet need in the treatment of liver metastases. The participating physicians will present on the following topics:
In addition to the Delcath management team, planned speakers and panelists will include:
John Bridgewater, MRCP, PhD, FRCPProfessor and Consultant Medical Oncologist, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK
Mark Burgmans, MD, PhDHead of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Aslam Ejaz MD, MPHAssistant Professor of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Francesco Pier Ferrucci, MDDirector, Tumor Biotherapy Unit, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan, Italy
Evan S. Glazer, MD, PhD, FACSAssistant Professor of Surgery, College of Medicine and Principal Investigator, Center for Cancer Research, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
Sachin Modi, BSc (Hons), MBBS, FRCR, FRCR (IR)Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Department of Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
Siddharth A. Padia, MD HS Clinical Professor, Division of Interventional Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Sapna Patel, MDAssociate Professor, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Sunil A. Reddy, MDClinical Assistant Professor, Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
Brian Stedman, BSc, MBBS, FRCS, FRCRConsultant Interventional Oncologist, Department of Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
Juan Valle, MDProfessor and Consultant Medical Oncologist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
Jonathan Zager, MD, FACS (Global Lead Investigator)Chief Academic Officer, Director of Regional Therapies, and Senior Member, Departments of Cutaneous Oncology and Sarcoma, Moffitt Cancer Center; Chair, Department of Oncological Sciences and Professor of Surgery, USF, Morsani School of Medicine, Tampa, FL
Event Details:Event: Delcath Systems Virtual Investor Update MeetingDate: Thursday, December 2, 2021Time: 10:00am – 1:30 p.m. EST
About Delcath Systems, Inc.Delcath Systems, Inc. is an interventional oncology company focused on the treatment of primary and metastatic liver cancers. The company’s proprietary percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP) system is designed to administer high-dose chemotherapy to the liver while controlling systemic exposure and associated side effects. In the United States, the PHP system is being developed under the tradename HEPZATO KIT (melphalan hydrochloride for injection/hepatic delivery system), or HEPZATO, and is considered a combination drug and device product regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
In Europe, the PHP system is regulated as a Class IIb medical device and is approved for sale under the trade name CHEMOSAT Hepatic Delivery System for Melphalan, or CHEMOSAT, where it has been used at major medical centers to treat a wide range of cancers of the liver.
Contact:
Delcath Investor Relations
Email: investorrelations@delcath.com
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James Carbonara(646)-755-7412james@haydenir.com
Source: Delcath Systems, Inc.