HOUSTON, July 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLRX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing cancer therapies for patients in need of new treatment options, today announced that the Company will report its second quarter 2022 financial results after the close of the market on Friday, August 5, 2022 and host a conference call and live audio webcast the following Monday, August 8, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. ET, to discuss its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2022. In addition, management will provide a business update and a discussion on recent and upcoming milestones.

Conference Call Information:

Interested participants and investors may access the conference call by dialing either:

1-866-777-2509 (U.S. Toll Free)
1-412-317-5413 (International)

Participants may pre-register for the conference call here to receive a dedicated dial-in number.

An audio webcast will be accessible via the Investors Events and Presentations section of the Company's website http://investors.salariuspharma.com/ or here.

Following the conclusion of the conference call, a replay will be available until August 15th, and can be accessed by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (U.S. Toll Free), 855-669-9658 (Canada Toll Free) or 1-412-317-0088 (International) with replay access code 2762786. An archive of the webcast will remain available for a period of time.

About Salarius Pharmaceuticals

Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for patients with cancer in need of new treatment options. Salarius' product portfolio includes seclidemstat, the company's lead candidate, which is being studied as a potential treatment for pediatric cancers, sarcomas and other cancers with limited treatment options, and SP-3164, an oral small molecule protein degrader. Seclidemstat is currently in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial for relapsed/refractory Ewing's sarcoma and certain additional sarcomas that share a similar biology, also referred to as Ewing's-related or FET-rearranged sarcomas. Seclidemstat has received fast track, orphan drug and rare pediatric disease designations for Ewing's sarcoma from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Salarius is also exploring seclidemstat's potential in several cancers with high unmet medical need, with an investigator-initiated Phase 1/2 clinical study in hematologic cancers underway at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Salarius has received financial support from the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation to advance the Ewing's sarcoma clinical program and was a recipient of a Product Development Award from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). For more information, please visit salariuspharma.com or follow Salarius on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as "aim," "believe," "can," "continue," "developing," "estimate," "expect," "look forward to," "opportunity," "potential," "progress," "could prove," "plan," "position," "potential," "suggest," "will," and similar terms or expressions or the negative thereof. Examples of such statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the following: the company's growth strategy; the timing of IND submission and initiation of clinical trials for SP-3164; the advantages of protein degraders including the value of SP-3164 as a cancer treatment; the value of seclidemstat as a treatment for Ewing sarcoma, Ewing-related sarcomas, and other cancers; expanding the scope of the Company's research and focus to high unmet need patient populations; milestones of the company's current and future clinical trials, including the timing of data readouts; and the expectation that Salarius' cash runway extending through 2022. Salarius may not actually achieve the plans, carry out the intentions or meet the expectations or objectives disclosed in the forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results and performance to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: the sufficiency of the company's capital resources; the ability of, and need for, the company to raise additional capital to meet the company's business operational needs and to achieve its business objectives and strategy; the company's ability to project future capital needs and cash utilization and timing and accuracy thereof; the ability of the company to access the remaining funding available under the CPRIT grant; future clinical trial results and impact of results on the company; that the results of studies and clinical trials may not be predictive of future clinical trial results; the sufficiency of Salarius' intellectual property protection; risks related to the drug development and the regulatory approval process; the competitive landscape and other industry-related risks; market conditions and regulatory or contractual restrictions which may impact the ability of Salarius to raise additional capital; the possibility of unexpected expenses or other uses of Salarius' cash resources; risks related to the COVID-19 outbreak; and other risks described in Salarius' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those discussed in the company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 and in the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release and are based on management's assumptions and estimates as of such date. Salarius disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

CONTACTS:

LHA Investor Relations

Kim Sutton Golodetz

kgolodetz@lhai.com

212-838-3777

Salarius Pharmaceuticals to Host Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Business Update Conference Call on Monday, August 8, 2022