SYDNEY, March 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian oncology-focused biotech company Kazia Therapeutics Ltd (((ASX: KZA, NASDAQ:KZIA) has been selected to present data from the Phase I study of Cantrixil in ovarian cancer at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2019 Annual Meeting.

AACR's Annual Meeting is one of the top-tier academic conferences worldwide and brings together around 20,000 representatives from academia, industry, government and advocacy organisations from across the globe. The meeting is being held from 29 March to 3 April at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

The abstract presentation is entitled: Phase I Study of Intraperitoneal TRX-E-002-1 in Patients with Persistent or Recurrent Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer or Primary Peritoneal Cancer: Results of Dose-Escalation Phase.

"The key objective with Part A of the Phase I study was to assess the safety of the drug and find the right dose level to take the study to the next stage. We are delighted to be presenting our data at the AACR meeting and we look forward to discussing our findings with clinicians and potential partners," said Cantrixil Program Director Daniel Berg.

The presentation session details are as follows:

Interested parties are encouraged to attend and can add the session to their itinerary here: https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/6812/session/1315

Meanwhile, the link to the abstract is here: https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/6812/presentation/9899

The content of the abstract and presentation is embargoed until the start of the conference when it will be available through the above link and on the Kazia website.

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For more information on Kazia Therapeutics or Cantrixil, please visit: www.kaziatherapeutics.com

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