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Enlivex Reports Positive Allocetra
Trial Results in COVID-19 Patients in Severe/Critical Condition
Nes Ziona, Israel, October
1, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd. (Nasdaq: ENLV, the "Company"), a clinical-stage immunotherapy
company, today reported positive top-line results of an investigator-initiated clinical trial of AllocetraTM in
COVID-19 patients in severe/critical condition.
The clinical trial included five
COVID-19 patients, three in severe condition and two in critical condition. All five patients had complete recovery from their
respective severe/critical condition and were released from the hospital after an average of 5.5 days (severe) and 8.5 days (critical),
following administration of AllocetraTM, at which time they were all COVID-19 PCR negative. There were no reported
severe adverse events relating to the administration of AllocetraTM in the patients, and the therapy was well-tolerated.
Therapies such as plasma-based
antibodies are typically administered to patients in moderate condition, whereas AllocetraTM was administered in the
study to patients in severe or critical condition. The Company believes that AllocetraTM, if approved, could potentially
cover the gap that currently exists in treating severe or critical COVID-19 patients.
Based on the positive results
of the first five COVID-19 patients in severe or critical condition, taken together with the positive safety and efficacy results
of AllocetraTM in 10 sepsis patients in a previous study, the Company has determined to shift recruitment of additional
patients from the investigator-initiated clinical trial into a larger Phase II clinical trial of COVID-19 patients in severe or
critical condition as soon as reasonably practicable, subject to regulatory approval.
Prof. Vernon van Heerden, Head
of the Critical Care Medicine Unit at Hadassah Hospital in Israel, and the lead investigator of both the COVID-19 trial and a
recently-completed Phase Ib clinical trial of AllocetraTM in sepsis patients stated: "We have now treated
15 patients with AllocetraTM at our hospital, 10 with sepsis, and five with COVID-19. Based on the compelling
preliminary results that demonstrated safety and an indication of efficacy of AllocetraTM in these complicated
patients, Enlivex's product candidate has the potential to benefit COVID-19 patients in severe or critical condition."
Prof. Dror Mevorach, M.D.,
Chief Scientific and Medical Officer of Enlivex, added "We believe that the results of AllocetraTM treatment
in these severe and critical COVID-19 patients represent a unique opportunity for Enlivex to contribute towards efforts aimed
at combating the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. Importantly, the initial positive results seen in sepsis patients treated with
AllocetraTM are consistent with those observed in COVID-19 patients in severe and critical condition."
Oren Hershkovitz, Ph.D., CEO
of Enlivex commented: "We are pleased with the results of this COVID-19 clinical trial. Enlivex will continue to work towards
efforts aimed at combating the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, while continuing to execute our sepsis clinical development program.
The cumulative clinical data to date from the clinical trials in sepsis and COVID-19 are in line with our expectations."
Any COVID-19 trials would be
scheduled to run independently of Enlivex's currently planned Phase IIb clinical trial of AllocetraTM for
the treatment of organ failures associated with sepsis. The planned Phase IIb trial will be a controlled, randomized study that
is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Enlivex is a clinical stage immunotherapy company, developing an allogeneic drug pipeline for immune system rebalancing. Immune
system rebalancing is critical for the treatment of life-threatening immune and inflammatory conditions which involve hyper-expression
of cytokines (Cytokine Release Syndrome) and for which there are no approved treatments (unmet medical needs) such as sepsis and
COVID-19, as well as solid tumors immune-checkpoint rebalancing. For more information, visit http://www.enlivex.com.
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for the results of current clinical studies and preclinical experiments, the effectiveness of, and market opportunities for, ALLOCETRATM programs.
All such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may affect Enlivex's
business and prospects, including the risks that Enlivex may not succeed in generating any revenues or developing any commercial
products; that the products in development may fail, may not achieve the expected results or effectiveness and/or may not generate
data that would support the approval or marketing of these products for the indications being studied or for other indications;
that ongoing studies may not continue to show substantial or any activity; and other risks and uncertainties that may cause results
to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. The results of clinical trials in humans may produce
results that differ significantly from the results of clinical and other trials in animals. The results of early-stage trials
may differ significantly from the results of more developed, later-stage trials. The development of any products using the ALLOCETRATM product
line could also be affected by a number of other factors, including unexpected safety, efficacy or manufacturing issues, additional
time requirements for data analyses and decision making, the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation, the impact of competitive
products and pricing and the impact of patents and other proprietary rights held by competitors and other third parties.
In addition to the risk factors described above, investors should consider the economic, competitive, governmental, technological
and other factors discussed in Enlivex's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the Company's
most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements
contained in this press release speak only as of the date the statements were made, and we do not undertake any obligation to
update forward-looking statements, except as required under applicable law.
Shachar Shlosberger, CFO
Enlivex Therapeutics, Ltd.
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