Kintara Therapeutics Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement
Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. (KTRA) announced it has regained compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement. A notice received on November 29, 2022, confirmed that KTRA's closing stock price exceeded $1.00 for 10 consecutive days. The company specializes in developing cancer therapies, with ongoing clinical trials for VAL-083 and REM-001 Therapy, targeting glioblastoma and cutaneous metastatic breast cancer respectively. Kintara has paused the REM-001 program to conserve cash, while VAL-083 is advancing through the GBM AGILE Study for regulatory support.
- Regained compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement.
- VAL-083 shows clinical activity against multiple solid tumors.
- Ongoing advancement of VAL-083 through the GBM AGILE Study.
- Pausing the REM-001 Therapy program to conserve cash resources.
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 30, 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 that the Company has received formal notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") stating that the Company has regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement (Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2)) for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
The notice the Company received from Nasdaq on November 29, 2022 noted that the Company evidenced a closing bid price of its shares of common stock at or greater than the
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 Therapy 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, which consists of the laser light source, the light delivery device, and the REM-001 drug product, 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
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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 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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