Galena Biopharma to Report Fourth Quarter and Year End 2015 Financial Results and Provide a Corporate Update on Thursday, March 10, 2016

SAN RAMON, Calif., Feb. 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galena Biopharma GALE, a biopharmaceutical company committed to the development and commercialization of targeted oncology therapeutics that address major unmet medical needs, today announced that the Company will report its fourth quarter and year end 2015 financial results and provide a corporate update on Thursday, March 10, 2016, after the close of the financial markets.  The company will host a conference call folllowing the announcement at 2:00 p.m. P.T./5:00 pm E.T. to discuss the financial and business results.

The live webcast will include slides that can be accessed on the Company's website under the Investors section/Events and Presentations: http://investors.galenabiopharma.com/events.cfm. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (844) 825-4413 toll-free in the U.S., or (973) 638-3403 for participants outside the U.S. The Conference ID number is: 50939696.  The archived webcast replay will be available on the Company's website for 90 days. 

About Galena Biopharma

Galena Biopharma, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company committed to the development and commercialization of targeted oncology therapeutics that address major unmet medical needs. Galena's development portfolio is focused primarily on addressing the rapidly growing patient populations of cancer survivors by harnessing the power of the immune system to prevent cancer recurrence. The Company's pipeline consists of multiple mid- to late-stage clinical assets, including novel cancer immunotherapy programs led by NeuVax™ (nelipepimut-S) and GALE-301.  NeuVax is currently in a pivotal, Phase 3 breast cancer clinical trial with several concurrent Phase 2 trials ongoing both as a single agent and in combination with other therapies. GALE-301 is in a Phase 2a clinical trial in ovarian and endometrial cancers and in a Phase 1b given sequentially with GALE-302.   For more information, visit www.galenabiopharma.com.

NeuVax is a trademark of Galena Biopharma, Inc.