SAN DIEGO, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kintara Therapeutics, Inc.(Nasdaq: KTRA) ("Kintara" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of new solid tumor cancer therapies, today announced data from three posters that are being presented at the 2022 Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting. The 2022 SNO Annual Meeting is being held from November 16 through November 20, 2022 in Tampa, Florida.

Three posters on VAL-083 are being presented as follows:

Phase 2 Study of VAL-083 and Radiotherapy in Newly-Diagnosed, MGMT-unmethylated GBM
Poster Presenter: Zhongping Chen, MD, Ph.D. – Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
(Presentation Time: Friday, November 18, 2022 - 7:30 to 9:30 pm ET)

The first poster presented two case reports from the open-label, Phase 2 study of VAL-083 as a first-line treatment in newly-diagnosed, unmethylated GBM patients conducted at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center in China. These two patients, a 32-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man, have remained alive 53 months and 35 months, respectively, as of the October 2022 poster cut-off date.

Recurrent RELA Fusion-Positive Ependymoma Treated with VAL-083 under Expanded Access: A Case Report
Poster Presenter: Carlos Kamiya-Matsuoka, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
(Presentation Time: Friday, November 18, 2022 - 7:30 to 9:30 pm ET)

The second poster reported on a patient with recurrent RELA fusion-positive ependymoma who was treated with VAL-083 for 12 cycles under expanded access. Eighteen months after completion of treatment with VAL-083, the patient remains neurologically and radiologically stable with no evidence of disease.

VAL-083 in Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma Treated under Expanded Access Program
Poster Presenter: Carlos Kamiya-Matsuoka, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
(Presentation Time: Friday, November 18, 2022 - 7:30 to 9:30 pm ET)

The third poster presented information on fourteen patients with recurrent GBM who were treated at MD Anderson Cancer Center under expanded access. Eight of these patients received four or more cycles of VAL-083, with one patient receiving 18 cycles. Data was also presented for five patients who received VAL-083 in combination with bevacizumab without any hematological adverse events.

ABOUT KINTARA

Located in San Diego, California, Kintara is dedicated to the development of novel cancer therapies for patients with unmet medical needs. Kintara is developing two late-stage, Phase 3-ready therapeutics for clear unmet medical needs with reduced risk development programs. The two programs are VAL-083 for glioblastoma (GBM) and REM-001 for cutaneous metastatic breast cancer (CMBC).

VAL-083 is a "first-in-class", small-molecule chemotherapeutic with a novel mechanism of action that has demonstrated clinical activity against a range of cancers, including central nervous system, ovarian and other solid tumors (e.g., NSCLC, bladder cancer, head and neck) in U.S. clinical trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Based on Kintara's internal research programs and these prior NCI-sponsored clinical studies, Kintara is currently advancing VAL-083 in the Global Coalition for Adaptive Research registrational Phase 2/3 clinical trial titled Glioblastoma Adaptive Global Innovative Learning Environment (GBM AGILE) Study to support the development and commercialization of VAL-083 in GBM.

Kintara also has a proprietary, late-stage photodynamic therapy platform that holds promise as a localized cutaneous, or visceral, tumor treatment as well as in other potential indications. REM-001 therapy has been previously studied in four Phase 2/3 clinical trials in patients with CMBC who had previously received chemotherapy and/or failed radiation therapy. In CMBC, REM-001 has a clinical efficacy to date of 80% complete responses of CMBC evaluable lesions and an existing robust safety database of approximately 1,100 patients across multiple indications. Kintara has paused the REM-001 CMBC program to conserve cash resources.

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SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the status of the Company's clinical trials and the GBM AGILE study. Any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on current expectations but are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties.  The factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to the Company's ability to regain compliance with The Nasdaq Capital Market's listing standards, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's operations and clinical trials; the Company's ability to develop, market and sell products based on its technology; the expected benefits and efficacy of the Company's products and technology; the availability of substantial additional funding for the Company to continue its operations and to conduct research and development, clinical studies and future product commercialization; and, the Company's business, research, product development, regulatory approval, marketing and distribution plans and strategies.  These and other factors are identified and described in more detail in the Company's filings with the SEC, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2022, the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K.

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