�Medarex,  Inc.  
(Nasdaq:  MEDX)  announced that nine clinical abstracts for ipilimumab, 
an investigational anti-CTLA-4  antibody, in melanoma ar scheduled to be 
the subject of presentations at the thirty-third Congress  of the European  Society  
for Medical  Oncology  (ESMO)  being held September  12-16, 2008 in Stockholm.  
Many  of the following abstracts will include updated one-year selection data 
from three Phase  2 studies (008, 022 and 007) in antecedently treated 
patients with in advance metastatic melanoma:
Ipilimumab  Presentations  in Advanced  Melanoma
     
-- "Efficacy  and safety of patients with ripe melanoma treated with  
ipilimumab with or without the addition of prophylactic budesonide"                
(Abstract  #783P)  I.  Ron  - Poster  presentation from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. 
local time on Saturday,  September  13, 2008.
    
-- "Treatment  guidelines for the management of immune-related adverse 
events in patients treated with ipilimumab, an anti-CTLA4  therapy"              
(Abstract  #787P)  K.  Chin  - Poster  discussion from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. 
local time on Saturday,  September  13, 2008.
    
-- "Ipilimumab-mediated  patterns of response in patients with                        
pretreated, advanced melanoma" (Abstract  #784P)  K.  Harmankaya  - Poster  
demonstration from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. local fourth dimension on Saturday,  September  
13, 2008.
    
-- "Clinical  activity of ipilimumab in patients with sophisticated melanoma               
and brain metastases" (Abstract  #786P)  J.  S.  Weber  - Poster  display 
from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. local fourth dimension on Saturday,  September  13, 2008.
    
-- "Ipilimumab  10 mg/kg initiation dosing promotes T-cell  activating in 
patients with advanced melanoma" (Abstract  #785P)  A.  Hoos  - Poster  
display and treatment from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. local time on 
Saturday,  September  13, 2008.
    -- "Effect  of dose on efficacy and safety in ipilimumab-treated 
patients with advanced melanoma - results from a Phase  2, randomized, 
dose-ranging study" (Abstract  #769O)  C.  Lebbe  - Oral  presentation from 3:30 
p.m. to 5:30 p.m. local time on Monday,  September  15, 2008.
    
-- "Efficacy  and base hit of treatment-naive and antecedently treated 
patients with sophisticated melanoma receiving ipilimumab" (Abstract  #778PD)  R.  
Ridolfi  - Poster  discussion from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. local time on 
Monday,  September  15, 2008.
    
-- "Efficacy  and safety of ipilimumab in patients with advanced 
malignant melanoma who had progressed on one or more prior therapies: results from a 
single-arm, multicenter study" (Abstract  #776PD)  M.  Maio  - Poster  
discourse from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. local time on Monday,  September  15, 
2008.
    
-- "Prolonged  stable disease in ipilimumab-treated patients with 
advanced melanoma world Health Organization have progressed on prior anticancer therapies" 
(Abstract  #768O)  V.  Chiarion  Sileni  - Oral  presentation from 3:30 p.m. to 
5:30 p.m. local time on Monday,  September  15, 2008.
    
More  information most the ESMO  Congress  whitethorn be institute at http://www.esmo.org.
About  Medarex
     
Medarex  is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the breakthrough, 
development and potential commercialisation of fully human antibody-based 
therapeutics to treat severe and debilitating diseases, including
cancer, kindling, autoimmune disorders and infective diseases. Medarex   
applies its UltiMAb(R)  technology and product development and clinical 
manufacture experience to generate, support and potentially commercialize 
a broad range of in full human antibody product candidates for itself and its 
partners. More  than 40 of these therapeutic production candidates derived from 
Medarex  technology are in human clinical testing or let had INDs  submitted 
for such trials, with seven of the most advanced product candidates 
currently in Phase  3 clinical trials or the subject of regulatory                       
applications for merchandising authorization. Medarex  is committed to construction 
value by developing a diverse pipeline of antibody products to address the 
world's unmet healthcare needs. For  more information around Medarex,  visit 
its site at http://www.medarex.com.
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of Medarex,  Inc.  All  rights ar reserved.
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Tuesday, 9 September 2008
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