GlobeNewswire Inc | Nov 22, 2021 08:00AM EST

November 22, 2021

NEWTOWN, Pa., Nov. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer, today announced that the Company will be participating in the Piper Sandler 33rd Annual Virtual Healthcare Conference taking place November 29, 2021 through December 2, 2021.

A corporate overview presented by Steven Fruchtman, M.D., President & CEO of Onconova, will be available on-demand beginning today at 10:00 a.m. ET. The presentation can be viewed via the Piper Sandler presentation library on the conference site through December 2, 2021 for all registered attendees, and on the Corporate Events and Presentations section of the Onconova website.

The Company will also be participating in 1x1 meetings November 30, 2021 through December 2, 2021. Meetings can be requested exclusively via Piper Sandler.

About Onconova Therapeutics

Onconova Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products for patients with cancer. The Company has proprietary targeted anti-cancer agents designed to disrupt specific cellular pathways that are important for cancer cell proliferation.

Onconovas novel, proprietary multi-kinase inhibitor narazaciclib (formerly ON 123300) is being evaluated in two separate and complementary Phase 1 dose-escalation and expansion studies. These trials are currently underway in the United States and China.

Onconovas product candidate rigosertib is being studied in an investigator-initiated study program, including in a dose-escalation and expansion Phase 1/2a investigator-initiated study with oral rigosertib in combination with nivolumab for patients with KRAS+ non-small cell lung cancer.

For more information, please visitwww.onconova.com.

Company Contact:Avi OlerOnconova Therapeutics, Inc.267-759-3680ir@onconova.us https://www.onconova.com/contact/

Investor Contact:Bruce MackleLifeSci Advisors929-469-3859bmackle@lifesciadvisors.com