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NEWTOWN, Pa., Aug. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), a Phase 3 stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing rigosertib, a novel small molecule drug candidate to treat cancer, with a primary focus on Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), today provided a corporate update and reported financial results for the second quarter of 2018, ended June 30, 2018. The Company ended the second quarter with $29.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, which included proceeds from an underwritten public offering completed in this quarter. “We are pleased to have completed our public offering in May, which included new fundamental institutional biotech investors and broadened our shareholder base,” commented Dr. Ramesh Kumar, Chief Executive Officer. “Combined with the financing we completed earlier this year and a licensing agreement in Latin America with Pint Pharma, we have significantly strengthened our balance sheet, providing a pathway to reaching anticipated key milestones in 2018 and 2019.” Steven M. Fruchtman, M.D., President, stated, “During the second quarter of 2018, we continued to make progress in our rigosertib clinical programs, including our IV rigosertib Phase 3 INSPIRE trial for 2nd-line higher-risk (HR) MDS patients. For this trial, we have opened new sites in countries already participating and added another country. We expect to complete the INSPIRE trial in the second half of 2019. After full enrollment of the Phase 2 oral rigosertib trial in combination with azacitidine in patients with either 1st-line HR-MDS or those with azacitidine-resistant disease, we are continuing to collect safety and efficacy data from this study. The combination trial with azacitidine is expected to advance to a pivotal Phase 3 trial for 1st-line HR-MDS patients in 2019, pending funding.” Upcoming Milestones (H2-2018 and 2019)
Second Quarter Highlights
Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2018, totaled $29.5 million, compared to $4.0 million at December 31, 2017. This includes the net proceeds from the $28.75 million financing completed in May 2018, including the exercise in full of the underwriter's over-allotment option. Net loss was $4.3 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018, compared to a net loss of $2.6 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017, primarily due to a $3.5 million gain on the change in warrant liability in the 2017 period compared to $0.5 million gain in the 2018 period. Research and development expenses were $4.1 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018, and $4.6 million for the comparable period in 2017. General and administrative expenses were $2.1 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018, and $1.8 million for comparable period in 2017. Net loss was $9.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to a net loss of $10.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, primarily due to $0.8 million of license fee revenue and $0.9 million less research and development expenses in the 2018 period. The Company will host a conference call on Tuesday, August 14, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to provide a corporate update and discuss second quarter 2018 financial results. Interested parties may access the call by dialing toll-free (855) 428-5741 from the U.S., or (210) 229-8823 internationally, and using conference ID: 5287175. The call will also be webcast live. Please click here to access the webcast. A replay will be available at this link until November 30, 2018. About Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. is a Phase 3-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel small molecule drug candidates to treat cancer, with a primary focus on Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS). Rigosertib, Onconova's lead candidate, is a proprietary Phase 3 small molecule agent, which the Company believes blocks cellular signaling by targeting RAS effector pathways. Using a proprietary chemistry platform, Onconova has created a pipeline of targeted agents designed to work against specific cellular pathways that are important in cancer cells. Onconova has three product candidates in the clinical stage and several pre-clinical programs. Advanced clinical trials with the Company’s lead compound, rigosertib, are aimed at what the Company believes are unmet medical needs of patients with MDS. For more information, please visit http://www.onconova.com. About IV Rigosertib The intravenous form of rigosertib has been employed in Phase 1, 2, and 3 clinical trials involving more than 800 patients, and is currently being evaluated in a randomized Phase 3 international INSPIRE trial for patients with higher-risk MDS, after failure of hypomethylating agent, or HMA, therapy. About INSPIRE The INternational Study of Phase III IV RigosErtib, or INSPIRE, was finalized following guidance received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency and derives from the findings of the ONTIME Phase 3 trial. INSPIRE is a multi-center, randomized controlled study to assess the efficacy and safety of IV rigosertib in HR-MDS patients who had progressed on, failed to respond to, or relapsed after previous treatment with an HMA within the first 9 months or nine cycles over the course of one year after initiation of HMA treatment. This time frame optimizes the opportunity to respond to treatment with an HMA prior to declaring treatment failure, as per NCCN Guidelines. Following interim analysis in early 2018, the independent Data Monitoring Committee recommended that the trial continue with an expansion in enrollment to 360 patients based on a pre-planned sample size re-estimation. Patients are randomized at a 2:1 ratio into two treatment arms: IV rigosertib plus Best Supportive Care versus Physician's Choice plus Best Supportive Care. The primary endpoint of INSPIRE is overall survival. Full details of the INSPIRE trial, such as inclusion and exclusion criteria, as well as secondary endpoints, can be found on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02562443). About Oral Rigosertib The oral form of rigosertib was developed to provide more convenient dosing for use where the duration of treatment may extend to multiple years. This dosage form may also support many combination therapy modalities. To date, 368 patients have been treated with the oral formulation of rigosertib. Initial studies with single-agent oral rigosertib were conducted in hematological malignancies, lower-risk MDS, and solid tumors. Combination therapy of oral rigosertib with azacitidine and chemoradiotherapy has also been explored. Currently, oral rigosertib is being developed as a combination therapy together with azacitidine for patients with higher-risk MDS who require HMA therapy. A Phase 1/2 trial of the combination therapy has been fully enrolled, and the preliminary results were presented in 2016. This novel combination is the subject of an issued U.S. patent with earliest expiration in 2028. Forward Looking Statements Some of the statements in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and involve risks and uncertainties. These statements relate to Onconova expectations regarding the INSPIRE Trial and Onconova’s other development plans. Onconova has attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including "believes," "estimates," "anticipates," "expects," "plans," "intends," "may," "could," "might," "will," "should," "approximately" or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Although Onconova believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, expectations may prove to have been materially different from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including Onconova's ability to continue as a going concern, the need for additional financing, the success and timing of Onconova's clinical trials and regulatory approval of protocols, and those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in Onconova's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Any forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of its date. Onconova undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release to reflect events or circumstances occurring after its date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. General Contact Mark Guerin ONCONOVA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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