NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT:ATNM) ("Actinium" or "the
Company"), a biopharmaceutical Company developing innovative targeted payload immunotherapeutics for the treatment of advanced
cancers, announced today that data from the Company’s Actimab-A program, Actinium's most advanced alpha particle immunotherapy
program intended for newly diagnosed AML patients over the age of 60, has been selected by the American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Program Committee for poster presentation at the 58th Annual Meeting in San Diego, California on December 5, 2016.
Title: Phase I Trial of Targeted Alpha-Particle Therapy with Actinium-225 (225Ac)-Lintuzumab and Low-Dose
Cytarabine (LDAC) in Patients Age 60 or Older with Untreated Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Abstract: #4050
Session: 616. Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Novel Therapy, excluding Transplantation: Poster III
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall GH
Presentation: December 5, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Abstracts are expected to be available at www.hematology.org on November 3, 2016 at 9:00 am Eastern time. In
addition, the abstracts will be published online in the December 3, 2015 supplemental volume of Blood.
About Actimab-A
Actimab-A, Actinium's most advanced alpha particle immunotherapy (APIT) program, is in a Phase 2 clinical trial
for patients newly diagnosed with AML over the age of 60. Actimab-A is being developed as a first-line therapy and it has attracted
support from some of the leading experts at the most prestigious cancer treatment hospitals due to the potential of its safety and
efficacy profile. Actimab-A consists of the monoclonal antibody, HuM195, and the radioisotope, actinium-225. Actinium-225 decays by
giving off high-energy alpha particles, which kill cancer cells. When actinium decays, it produces a series of daughter atoms, each
of which gives off its own alpha particle, increasing the chances that the cancer cell will be destroyed. HuM195 is the humanized
version of M195 and is a monoclonal antibody that targets CD33, which is abundantly found on myeloid leukemia cells. Both the alpha
particle technology and HuM195 were initially developed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Actimab-A is a second-generation
therapy from the Company’s HuM195-Alpha program, which has now been studied in almost 90 patients in four clinical trials.
About Actinium Pharmaceuticals
Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (www.actiniumpharma.com) is a New York-based biopharmaceutical company developing
innovative targeted payload immunotherapeutics for the treatment of advanced cancers. Actinium's targeted radioimmunotherapy
products are based on its proprietary delivery platform for the therapeutic utilization of alpha-emitting Actinium-225 and
Bismuth-213 and certain beta emitting radiopharmaceuticals in conjunction with monoclonal antibodies. The Company's lead
radiopharmaceutical product candidate Iomab-B is designed to be used, upon approval, in preparing patients for hematopoietic stem
cell transplant, commonly referred to as bone marrow transplant. The Company is conducting a single, pivotal, multicenter Phase 3
clinical study of Iomab-B in refractory or relapsed AML patients over the age of 55 with a primary endpoint of durable complete
remission. The Company's second product candidate, Actimab-A, is in a 53 patient, multicenter, open-label Phase 2 trial for
patients newly diagnosed with AML over the age of 60 in a single-arm multicenter trial.
Forward-Looking Statements for Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause
actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. The forward-looking statements may include statements
regarding product development, product potential, or financial performance. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and
actual results may differ materially from those projected. Actinium Pharmaceuticals undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Contact: Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Steve O'Loughlin Vice President, Finance and Corporate Development soloughlin@actiniumpharma.com