Aptose to Present at the 2018 Global Congress on Oncology and Cancer

SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, July 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptose Biosciences Inc. APTO APS, a clinical-stage company developing highly differentiated therapeutics targeting the underlying mechanisms of cancer, today announced that William G. Rice, Chairman, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, and Gregory K. Chow, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will participate at the Global Congress on Oncology & Cancer in Valencia, Spain.

Dr. Rice will deliver a keynote presentation that provides a scientific overview of CG-806, including pre-clinical mechanistic data and comparison to competitor agents.

Time:   11:40 a.m. CEST
Date:   Thursday, August 2, 2018
Location:   Sercotel, Sorolla Palace Hotel, Valencia, Spain

About Aptose

Aptose Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to developing personalized therapies addressing unmet medical needs in oncology, with an initial focus on hematology. The company's small molecule cancer therapeutics pipeline includes products designed to provide single agent efficacy and to enhance the efficacy of other anti-cancer therapies and regimens without overlapping toxicities. APTO-253, the only clinical stage agent that directly targets the MYC oncogene and inhibits its expression, is in a Phase 1b clinical trial for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or high risk MDS. CG-806 is an oral, first-in-class pan-FLT3/pan-BTK multi-cluster kinase inhibitor expected to reach IND submission by the end of 2018 and is planned for development to treat AML and certain B cell malignancies. For further information, please visit www.aptose.com.

For further information, please contact:

Aptose Biosciences

Greg Chow, CFO

647-479-9828

gchow@aptose.com

SMP Communications

Susan Pietropaolo

201-923-2049

susan@smpcommunications.com

 LifeSci Advisors

Michael Wood

Managing Director

646-597-6983

mwood@lifesciadvisors.com

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