Exicure, Inc. (Nasdaq: XCUR) Announces Issuance of New Patent in Australia
The newly granted patent supports Exicure’s ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial (NCT05561751), which evaluates the combination of GPC-100 and propranolol in multiple myeloma patients. This method aims to improve hematopoietic stem cell mobilization by co-targeting CXCR4 and ADRB2, thereby enhancing the efficacy of CXCR4 inhibitors like GPC-100.
“This issuance reinforces the exclusivity of our lead clinical program,” said Andy Yoo, CEO of Exicure, Inc. “By co-targeting CXCR4 and ADRB2, we can significantly enhance the potency of CXCR4 inhibitors like GPC-100. This opens new possibilities for these inhibitors to become more effective therapies, and our well-devised patent portfolio ensures strong intellectual property protection for this proprietary approach.”
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About Exicure, Inc.
Exicure, Inc. has historically been an early-stage biotechnology company focused on developing nucleic acid therapies targeting ribonucleic acid against validated targets. Following its recent restructuring and suspension of clinical and development activities, the Company is exploring strategic alternatives to maximize stockholder value, both with respect to its historical biotechnology assets and more broadly. For further information, see www.exicuretx.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There can be no assurance regarding our ability to comply with the Panel’s decision and the applicable listing criteria by the deadline or thereafter. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual outcomes to differ materially from the outcomes expressed or implied by this report. Such risks include, among others, the possibility we will not be able to cure existing listing deficiencies, the possibility of additional deficiencies, the risk that the Company may not adequately comply with the terms of the Panel’s decision, and the risk that Nasdaq will ultimately delist the Company’s common stock. All such factors are difficult to predict and may be beyond the Company’s control. The Company undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, except as required by law or regulation. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report.
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