BEVERLY, Mass., Jan. 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cellceutix Corporation, (OTCQB:CTIX) (“the Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies with dermatology, oncology, anti-inflammatory, and antibiotic applications, today announces that the Company will be presenting a corporate overview at the Biotech Showcase 2017 Investor and Networking Conference. The event is being held January 9-11, 2017, in San Francisco, CA, at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.
Cellceutix is scheduled to present at:
Date: Monday, January 9, 2017 Time: 8:30 AM Track: Room 2 (Ballroom Level)
The presentation will be made available online under the Events and Presentations section of Cellceutix.com at the time of the live presentation at: http://www.cellceutix.com/new-events-and-presentations/
Phase 2 Trial for Brilacidin-Oral Mucositis (OM)
In advance of interim data collection and analyses planned for 1Q2017 to early 2Q2017 for the ongoing Phase 2 trial for Brilacidin-OM, Cellceutix would like to provide additional insight into this mid-phase study.
Brilacidin-OM represents a potential significant treatment breakthrough, as there are currently no preventative drugs approved for Oral Mucositis for solid tumors. Limited existing therapies focus on temporarily ameliorating symptoms. Cellceutix’s goal is to show that Brilacidin-OM has dual functionality in not only shortening the duration and severity of OM, but also preventing the onset of the condition, something no other drug developer has been able to achieve.
Should Brilacidin emerge as the first, preventative, FDA-approved treatment for OM, we anticipate its wide adoption among health care professionals. Insurers and governmental programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, should appreciate the potential for cost savings that the treatment might provide. An estimated $17,000-$25,000 in added inpatient costs, per case, associated with managing OM could be substantially reduced, if not eliminated altogether.
An estimated 400,000 patients in the United States suffer from Oral Mucositis, a painful and debilitating side effect of cancer treatments.
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About Oral Mucositis Oral Mucositis (OM) is a frequent, painful and debilitating complication of chemoradiation commonly manifesting in the treatment of head and neck tumors. Characterized by inflammation and ulceration, patients suffering from OM are often unable to speak or eat (requiring the insertion of a feeding tube) and more susceptible to bacterial infections, with severe cases leading to hospitalization, with increased treatment costs of up to $25,000. Affecting over 400,000 people in the United States, there currently are no approved medications for the prevention of OM in this population, with only limited palliative care options available. Worldwide, the potential market for OM is expected to exceed $1 billion in the next few years.
About Cellceutix Headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, Cellceutix is a publicly-traded company under the symbol “CTIX”. Cellceutix is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies in multiple diseases. Cellceutix believes it has a world-class portfolio of first-in-class lead drug candidates and is now advancing them toward market approval, while actively seeking strategic partnerships. Cellceutix’s psoriasis drug candidate Prurisol completed a Phase 2 trial and Cellceutix recently launched a Phase 2b study. Prurisol is a small molecule that acts through immune modulation and PRINS reduction. Cellceutix’s anti-cancer drug Kevetrin successfully concluded a Phase 1 clinical trial at Harvard Cancer Centers’ Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Cellceutix is preparing for a Phase 2 study. In the laboratory, Kevetrin has shown to induce activation of p53, often referred to as the “Guardian Angel Gene” due to its crucial role in controlling cell mutations. Cellceutix is in a Phase 2 clinical trial with its novel compound Brilacidin-OM for the prevention of oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer. Brilacidin-OM, a defensin mimetic compound, has shown in an animal model to reduce the occurrence of severe ulcerative oral mucositis by more than 94% compared to placebo. Cellceutix’s lead antibiotic, Brilacidin, has completed a Phase 2b trial for Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections, or ABSSSI. Top-line data have shown a single dose of Brilacidin to deliver comparable clinical outcomes to the FDA-approved seven-day dosing regimen of daptomycin. Brilacidin has the potential to be a single-dose therapy for certain multi-drug resistant bacteria (“superbugs”). In an ongoing Phase 2 open label Proof-of-Concept trial, favorable interim results have been observed in the first cohort of patients treated with Brilacidin for Ulcerative Proctitis/Ulcerative Proctosigmoiditis (UP/UPS), two types of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Cellceutix has formed research collaborations with world-renowned research institutions in the United States and Europe, including MD Anderson Cancer Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the University of Bologna. More information is available on the Cellceutix web site at www.cellceutix.com .
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INVESTOR AND MEDIA CONTACT: Cellceutix Corporation Leo Ehrlich info@cellceutix.com
