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Kitov's Lead Drug KIT-302 Achieves
Manufacturing Milestone Ahead of Planned NDA Filing with U.S. FDA
TEL-AVIV, Israel (PR Newswire)
June 28, 2016 -- Kitov Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ/TASE: KTOV), an innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on late-stage
drug development, announced today that Dexcel Pharma, Kitov's manufacturing partner, has successfully completed an
initial stability study for its lead drug candidate KIT-302. This achievement follows Kitov's announcement in May 2016 that Dexcel
completed manufacturing pivotal batches of KIT-302.
Stability is a critical quality attribute of pharmaceutical
products, and stability studies must be conducted in advance of registration of KIT-302 with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA). Additional stability studies required for the new drug application (NDA) are ongoing.
KIT-302 simultaneously treats pain caused by osteoarthritis
and treats hypertension, which is a common side effect of stand-alone drugs that treat osteoarthritis pain. KIT-302 is comprised
of two U.S. FDA approved drugs, celecoxib (Celebrex ) for the treatment of pain caused by osteoarthritis and amlodipine besylate,
a drug designed to treat hypertension.
"The successful completion of KIT-302's pivotal
batch initial stability study brings KIT-302 one step closer to NDA submission and market launch. We are fortunate to have Dexcel
as our CMC partner for KIT-302," stated Kitov Chief Executive Officer Isaac Israel.
According to the Development Services Agreement executed between
Kitov and Dexcel in April 2014 for KIT-302's chemical manufacturing and control (CMC), Dexcel oversees all CMC aspects of KIT-302
including analytical methods and validation, stability study, production of batches for pharmacokinetics and bioequivalence studies,
and scale-up required for the NDA submission to the FDA.
Dexcel is a global pharmaceutical company active in more than
30 countries including the U.S., the U.K., and Germany. Dexcel's portfolio includes some 55 drug products, both branded and generic,
and Dexcel produces approximately 5 billion tablets and capsules in its Israeli manufacturing facilities, which meet cGMP standards
with routine oversight by the FDA.
About Kitov Pharmaceuticals
Kitov Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ/TASE: KTOV) is an innovative
biopharmaceutical company focused on late-stage drug development. Leveraging deep regulatory and clinical-trial expertise,
Kitov's veteran team of healthcare professionals maintains a proven track record in streamlined end-to-end drug development
and approval. Kitov's pipeline currently features two combination drugs intended to treat osteoarthritis pain and
hypertension simultaneously, including one that achieved the primary efficacy endpoint for its Phase III clinical trial.
Lowering development risk and cost through fast-track regulatory approval of novel late-stage therapeutics, Kitov delivers
rapid ROI and long-term potential to investors, while making a meaningful impact on people's lives. For more information, the
content of which is not part of this press release, visit http://www.kitovpharma.com
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