RXi Pharmaceuticals to Present at Premier Scientific Plastic Surgery Meeting

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: RXII), a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing innovative therapies primarily in the areas of dermatology and ophthalmology, today announced that Dr. Robert Galiano, one of the Company's Principal Investigators for the RXI-109 clinical program, will present during The Plastic Surgery Foundation (PSF) Industry Summit.  The Summit will take place on Sunday, October 18, 2015 from 3:30-4:45 p.m. EDT in Boston, Massachusetts.  Dr. Galiano will present an overview of the Company's dermal clinical program with RXI-109. The presentation will be available on the "Investors" section of the Company's website, www.rxipharma.com. 

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Dr. Robert Galiano is an Associate Professor and Director of Research in the Division of Plastic Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a plastic surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.  He is a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon who is actively involved in several scar-related basic and clinical research studies. He is the Principal Investigator in clinical trials investigating the efficacy of various scar treatments, including RXI-109, as well as studies assessing the quality of scar evaluation methods.  In addition, Dr. Galiano assisted in the development of the Northwestern University human abdominoplasty in vivo scar model, a novel research model to assess the efficacy of scar therapeutics.

The PSF Industry Summit provides a venue to gather real-time data and market research from ~ 60 respected American Society of Plastic Surgeon including leaders, symposia faculty, committee chairs, and investment advisors.  This event will connect innovators, companies and key opinion leaders (KOLs) in plastic surgery to gain valuable feedback.

The PSF takes place during, 'Plastic Surgery: The Meeting 2015'.  Now in its 89^th year and with more than 3,000 attendees, this conference is the world's largest gathering of plastic surgeons and surgical medical professionals who are interested in bringing the most leading-edge clinical information to their practice, to enhance patient satisfaction and surgical outcomes.

About the Plastic Surgery Foundation

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) works in concert with The Plastic Surgery Foundation.  Founded in 1948, The PSF's mission is to improve the quality of patient care through research and development. The Foundation supports research through a variety of grants, clinical trials networks, training programs and forums that encourage innovation in medical devices and techniques.

About ASPS

ASPS is the world's largest organization of board-certified plastic surgeons.  Representing more than 7,000 Member Surgeons, the Society is recognized as a leading authority and information source on aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. The ASPS comprises more than 94 percent of all board-certified plastic surgeons in the United States. Founded in 1931, the Society represents physicians certified by either The American Board of Plastic Surgery or The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.  The ASPS advances quality care to plastic surgery patients by encouraging high standards of training, ethics, physician practice and research in plastic surgery.

About RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation

RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: RXII) is a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing innovative therapeutics primarily in the areas of dermatology and ophthalmology that address high-unmet medical needs. Our discovery and clinical development programs are based on siRNA technology as well as immunotherapy agents. These compounds include, but are not limited to, our proprietary, self-delivering RNAi (sd-rxRNA®) compounds for the treatment of dermal and ocular scarring. It also includes an immunomodulator, Samcyprone™, a proprietary topical formulation of diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP), for the treatment of disorders such as warts, alopecia areata, non-malignant skin tumors and cutaneous metastases of melanoma.

RXi's novel, self-delivering RNAi (sd-rxRNA®) compounds are designed for therapeutic use and have drug-like properties, such as high potency, target specificity, serum stability, reduced immune response activation, and efficient cellular uptake. sd-rxRNAs have been shown, in vitro and in vivo, to achieve efficient spontaneous cellular uptake and potent, long-lasting intracellular activity. 

Building on the pioneering work of RXi's Scientific Advisory Board Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr. Craig Mello, RXI-109, an sd-rxRNA compound, is the Company's first clinical development candidate. RXI-109 silences Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF), which plays a key role in tissue regeneration and repair and is initially being developed to reduce or inhibit scar formation in the skin and in the eye. RXI-109 is currently being evaluated in Phase 2a clinical trials in dermatology and a Phase 1/2 trial is planned to initiate this year in ophthalmology. The Company's sd-rxRNA technology platform is broadly protected by multiple issued patents and numerous patent applications.

RXi's robust pipeline, coupled with an extensive patent portfolio, provides for product and business development opportunities across a broad spectrum of therapeutic areas. We are committed to being a partner of choice for academia, small companies, and large multinationals. We welcome ideas and proposals for strategic alliances, including in- and out-licensing opportunities, to advance and further develop strategic areas of interest. Additional information may be found on the Company's website, www.rxipharma.com.  

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about: our ability to successfully develop RXI-109, Samcyprone™ and our other product candidates (collectively "our product candidates"); the future success of our clinical trials with our product candidates; the timing for the commencement and completion of clinical trials; our ability to enter into strategic partnerships and the future success of these strategic partnerships; and our ability to deploy our sd-rxRNA® technology through partnerships, as well as the prospects of these partnerships to provide positive returns. Forward-looking statements about expectations and development plans of RXi's product candidates and partnerships involve significant risks and uncertainties, including the following: risks that we may not be able to successfully develop and commercialize our product candidates; risks that product development and clinical studies may be delayed, not proceed as planned and/or be subject to significant cost over-runs; risks related to the development and commercialization of products by competitors; risks related to our ability to control the timing and terms of collaborations with third parties; and risks that other companies or organizations may assert patent rights preventing us from developing or commercializing our product candidates. Additional risks are detailed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q under the caption "Risk Factors."  Readers are urged to review these risk factors and to not act in reliance on any forward-looking statements, as actual results may differ from those contemplated by our forward-looking statements. RXi does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect a change in its views, events or circumstances that occur after the date of this release.

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