Celgene Announces Acceptance of Late Breaking GED-0301 CD-001 Abstract at the United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGW) Me...

Celgene to hold an analyst call on October 18, 2016 at 9 a.m. ET

Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) today announced that the data from a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, exploratory phase Ib study evaluating the effects of oral GED-0301 (mongersen) on both endoscopic and clinical outcomes in patients with active Crohn's disease were accepted as a late breaking abstract at the United European Gastroenterology Week. The data are to be presented on October 18, 2016 at 6:27 a.m. ET.

Celgene will hold a conference call for the investment community to discuss the data on October 18, 2016, at 9 a.m. ET. The conference call will be available by webcast at www.celgene.com. An audio replay of the call will be available from noon ET October 18, 2016, until midnight ET October 25, 2016. To access the replay in the U.S., dial [phone]; outside the U.S. dial [phone]. The participant passcode is 87802096.

GED-0301 (mongersen) is an investigational compound that is not approved for any use in any country.

About Celgene

Celgene Corporation, headquartered in Summit, New Jersey, is an integrated global biopharmaceutical company engaged primarily in the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases through next-generation solutions in protein homeostasis, immuno-oncology, epigenetics, immunology and neuro-inflammation. For more information, please visit www.celgene.com. Follow Celgene on Social Media: @Celgene, Pinterest, LinkedIn, FaceBook and YouTube.

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Celgene CorporationPatrick E. Flanigan III, 908-673-9969Corporate VP, Investor RelationsorBrian Gill, 908-673-9530VP, Corporate Communications