HOUSTON, March 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSTV) ("Plus" or the "Company"), a healthcare company developing and commercializing precision diagnostics and radiopharmaceuticals for central nervous system (CNS) cancers, announces the appointment of diagnostics industry veteran Ron Andrews to its Board of Directors.

"Ron Andrews brings an extensive wealth of diagnostics experience to the Plus board room developed over multiple decades in the industry," said Marc H. Hedrick, M.D., Plus Therapeutics President and Chief Executive Officer. "He will make an immediate impact on the Company as we scale CNSide, first in the U.S. and then globally. Furthermore, his breadth of connections throughout the global diagnostics industry will help the Company maximize the positive impact of CNSide on patients with central nervous system cancers and drive value for stockholders."

Mr. Andrews currently is an experienced leader in the Diagnostics and Molecular Diagnostics industry with over 35 years leading various sized organizations from divisions of large global entities such as Abbott Diagnostics, Roche Molecular Diagnostics and LifeTechnologies/Thermo Fisher to public CEO roles in successful start-up organizations like Clarient Inc. and Oncocyte Inc. Most recently, Mr. Andrews has focused on assisting venture capital firms' portfolio companies with interim CEO and Executive Chairman roles to bring emerging molecular technology companies through product development and fund-raising cycles. He has been instrumental in over $600M of capitalization for the various entities he has led or chaired and has led over $15B in exits over the course of his career. Mr. Andrews has held numerous board positions in public and private companies as well as served as a member of the Board of Governors of CancerLinQ LLC, a wholly-owned non-profit subsidiary of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Wofford College and several privately-held Molecular Diagnostic companies. Mr. Andrews graduated from Wofford College in 1981 with degrees in Biology and Chemistry.

Mr. Andrews added, "CNSide represents an important leap forward in technology, utilizing cerebrospinal fluid to help physicians better identify and manage leptomeningeal metastases. I'm pleased to join Plus's board and to work closely with my fellow board members and management to optimize its strategy and path forward in its diagnostics business."

About CNSide Diagnostics, LLC

CNSide Diagnostics, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Plus Therapeutics, Inc. that develops and commercializes proprietary laboratory-developed tests, such as CNSide^®, designed to identify tumor cells that have metastasized to the central nervous system in patients with carcinomas and melanomas. The CNSide^®CSF Assay Platform enables quantitative analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid that informs and improves the management of patients with leptomeningeal metastases.

About Plus Therapeutics

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Plus Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing targeted radiotherapeutics for difficult-to-treat cancers of the central nervous system with the potential to enhance clinical outcomes. Combining image-guided local beta radiation and targeted drug delivery approaches, the Company is advancing a pipeline of product candidates with lead programs in leptomeningeal metastases (LM) and recurrent glioblastoma (GBM). The Company has built a supply chain through strategic partnerships that enable the development, manufacturing, and future potential commercialization of its products.

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Plus Therapeutics Appoints Diagnostics and Molecular Diagnostics Industry Leader Ron Andrews to its Board of Directors