Moleculin Enters Agreement with Seidman Cancer Center to Conduct Leukemia Clinical Trials

Moleculin Biotech (NASDAQ: MBRX) a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of oncology drug candidates, all of which are based on license agreements with The University of Texas System on behalf of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, today announced that it has entered an agreement with The University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, which includes the Seidman Cancer Center and the Cleveland Clinic, to participate in its U.S. Phase I/II clinical trial of Annamycin for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and that patient enrollment has begun.

As quoted in the press release:

“This is an important milestone in establishing the efficacy of Annamycin in the treatment of AML in a U.S. trial,” commented Walter Klemp, Chairman and CEO of Moleculin. “Coupled with the impending Annamycin clinical trial in Poland, we believe we are at an important inflection point to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of our leading drug candidate. We have worked hard to get to this point, and we are gratified with the opportunities to move Annamycin forward.”

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