On April 30, 2025 Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLRB), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of cancer, reported that the company will explore a full range of strategic alternatives to advance its promising platform and radiopharmaceutical drug development pipeline to maximize stockholder value (Press release, Cellectar Biosciences, APR 30, 2025, View Source [SID1234652361]). Strategic alternatives under consideration may include, but are not limited to mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, licensing arrangements or other strategic transactions. The company’s board of directors has approved the engagement of Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. to serve as exclusive financial advisor to assist in the strategic evaluation process.
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"We have initiated a process to explore alternatives available to the company to maximize stockholder value that includes identifying a strategic partner with the resources to develop iopofosine I 131. In addition to iopofosine I 131, our platform provides exciting opportunities including our alpha- and Auger-emitting radioconjugates, CLR 225 and CLR 125, respectively, in multiple solid tumor indications as well as our small molecule and oligonucleotide conjugates," said James Caruso, president and chief executive officer of Cellectar.
The company has not set a timetable for completion of the strategic evaluation process and does not intend to disclose information on the progress of any such options unless and until it is determined that further disclosure is necessary. No agreement providing for any transaction has been reached and there can be no assurances that any transaction will result from the process of evaluating strategic alternatives. If the process for evaluating strategic alternatives results in an agreement regarding a transaction, there can be no assurances that any transaction will be completed.