Durata Therapeutics to Host Conference Call and Webcast on December 11, 2012 at 9:00AM ET to Present Preliminary Top-line Results from its DISCOVER 1 Study

Durata Therapeutics to Host Conference Call and Webcast on December 11, 2012 at 9:00AM ET to Present Preliminary Top-line Results from its DISCOVER 1 Study

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(NASDAQ: DRTX) today announced that it will host a conference call and webcast at 9:00am Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 to present preliminary top-line results from its DISCOVER 1 (“albavancin for nfections of the kin mpared to ancomycin at an arly esponse”) Phase 3 study of dalbavancin, which is under investigation for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) caused by susceptible gram-positive bacteria.

To access the call, please dial 866-632-4021 for participants in the U.S. or Canada and 404-991-3968 for international callers, reference passcode: 79502265. A replay of the call may be accessed through December 25, 2012 by dialing 800-585-8367 for callers in the U.S. and Canada and (404) 537-3406 for international callers, reference passcode: 79502265. The conference call will also be webcast live on Durata’s website, .

Dalbavancin is an intravenous antibiotic product candidate under investigation for once-weekly dosing, which we believe may facilitate the treatment of patients with ABSSSI in both the in-patient and out-patient settings, potentially reducing the length of a patient’s hospital stay or avoiding hospital admission altogether, with an impact on the overall cost of care for these patients.

Durata Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for patients with infectious diseases and acute illnesses. Durata has completed two global Phase 3 trials with its lead product candidate, dalbavancin, for the treatment of patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, or ABSSSI.

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