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OTCPicks.com Stocks to Watch for Tuesday, September 23rd VION, ACDQW, CTICD

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Our Stocks to Watch tomorrow include Vion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCBB: VION), Arcade Acquisition Corp. (OTCBB: ACDQW) and Cell Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CTICD).

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VION PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED (OTCBB: VION)

"Up 106.25% on Monday"

Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to extending the lives and improving the quality of life of cancer patients worldwide by developing and commercializing innovative cancer therapeutics. Vion has two agents in clinical trials. Laromustine (Cloretazine® (VNP40101M)), a unique alkylating agent, is being evaluated in a Phase II pivotal trial as a single agent in elderly patients with previously untreated de novo poor-risk acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). The Company is also conducting clinical trials of laromustine (Cloretazine® (VNP40101M)) with cytarabine in elderly patients with AML, with temozolomide in patients with brain tumors, and with stem cell transplants in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies. A Phase III trial of laromustine (Cloretazine® (VNP40101M)) in combination with standard induction therapy in previously untreated AML and high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients is expected to start this fall. Triapine®, a potent inhibitor of a key step in DNA synthesis, is being evaluated in clinical trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute.

ARCADE ACQUISITION CORPORATION (OTCBB: ACDQW)

"Up 41.18% on Monday"

Arcade Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring through a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination, an unidentified operating business and is the second SPAC to be sponsored by, John Chapman, Jonathan Furer and Muhit Rahman, the founders of Arcade Partners, LLC. Arcade completed its initial public offering of 8.625 million units at $8.00 per unit on May 22, 2007, generating gross proceeds of approximately $69 million dollars.

CELL THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: CTICD)

"Up 37.23% on Monday"

Headquartered in Seattle, CTI is a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing an integrated portfolio of oncology products aimed at making cancer more treatable. For additional information, visit www.celltherapeutics.com.

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