DALLAS, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: ACCP) today announced President and CEO Jeffrey B. Davis will provide an update on Access' product and clinical development plans for 2010 during a presentation at the OneMedPlace's Forum 2010, Emerging Company Finance Conference, on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. Pacific time (6:00 p.m. Eastern time). The conference is being held at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco. About Access: Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an emerging biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes propriety products for the treatment and supportive care of cancer patients. Access' products include ProLindac(TM), currently in Phase 2 clinical testing of patients with ovarian cancer, and MuGard(TM) for the management of patients with mucositis. The company also has other advanced drug delivery technologies including Cobalamin(TM)-mediated targeted delivery and oral drug delivery, its proprietary nanopolymer delivery technology based on the natural vitamin B12 uptake mechanism and Thiarabine, a new generation nucleoside analog which has demonstrated both pre-clinical and clinical activity in certain cancers. For additional information on Access Pharmaceuticals, please visit our website at http://www.accesspharma.com/. This press release contains certain statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27a of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements include those relating to: clinical trial plans and timelines and clinical results for ProLindac and product candidates acquired in the MacroChem transaction, our ability to execute licensing agreements in the future, Access' plans to continue and initiate clinical trials, the value of its products in the market (including MuGard and the size of the overall market for mucositis products), its ability to achieve clinical and commercial success and its ability to successfully develop marketed products. These statements are subject to numerous risks, including but not limited Access' need to obtain additional financing in order to continue the clinical trial and operations and to the risks detailed in Access' Annual Reports on Form 10-K and other reports filed by Access with the Securities and Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CONTACT: Stephen B. Thompson, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc., +1-214-905-5100; or Investor Relations, Donald C. Weinberger, or Diana Bittner (media), Wolfe Axelrod Weinberger Assoc. LLC, +1-212-370-4500 Web Site: http://www.accesspharma.com/

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