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Can-Fite Selected to Present the Positive Psoriasis Phase III Data at the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology Congress

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fite-selected-present-positive-psoriasis-110000461.html

Presentation by study’s co-author Dr. Kim Papp, a Key Opinion Leader who has completed over 150 studies and worked on numerous drugs now on the market

Dr. Papp is designing Can-Fite’s pivotal Phase III psoriasis registration trial

PETACH TIKVA, Israel, August 22, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (NYSE American: CANF) (TASE: CFBI), a biotechnology company advancing a pipeline of proprietary small molecule drugs that address inflammatory, cancer and liver diseases, announced today that Dr. Kim A. Papp, MD, PhD, will present late-breaking news at the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology (EADV) Congress from an ongoing analysis of Can-Fite’s recently completed Phase III COMFORT™ study in which Piclidenoson met its primary endpoint with statistically significant improvement over placebo in psoriasis patients. The presentation titled "Treatment of plaque psoriasis with piclidenoson: Efficacy and safety results from a phase 3 clinical trial (COMFORT)" will be delivered on September 10, 2022, during the Late Breaking News session from 8:30 am to 11:45 am in Milan, Italy.

The study is co-authored by numerous dermatology key opinion leaders, researchers, and investigators, in Europe, Israel, and Canada, including Dr. Papp who is leading the design of Can-Fite’s pivotal Phase III psoriasis registration trial, which will be submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for market clearance of Piclidenoson in the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis.

Based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Dr. Papp has over 25 years’ experience as a Principal Investigator. Internationally renowned as a Key Opinion Leader in clinical research, Dr. Papp has conducted over 70 international dermatology studies on a wide range of dermatological disorders. The K. Papp Clinical Research center is considered one of the top clinical research centers in the world. Instrumental in improving and refining study designs, Dr. Papp has completed over 150 research studies on 50 compounds and has worked on new treatments that are now available and helping tens to hundreds of thousands of patients with their condition.

"As we continue to analyze the data from our COMFORT study, we are gaining additional insight into Piclidenoson’s efficacy and safety. Upon completing the latest sub-analysis, we look forward to Dr. Papp presenting new data at EADV," stated Can-Fite CEO Dr. Fishman. "As we work closely with Dr. Papp on finalizing the pivotal Phase III study protocol, we are grateful to the talented group of researchers who helped conduct COMFORT and analyze the data for this study."

About Piclidenoson

Piclidenoson is a novel, first-in-class, A3 adenosine receptor agonist (A3AR) small molecule, orally bioavailable drug with an excellent safety profile demonstrating evidence of efficacy in Phase II clinical studies. The drug’s mechanism of action entails inhibition of the inflammatory cytokines interleukin 17 and 23 (IL-17 and IL-23) and the induction of apoptosis of patients’ skin cell keratinocytes involved with the disease pathogenicity.

About the Phase III COMFORT™ Study

The COMFORTTM CF101-301PS, is a Phase III randomized, double-blind, placebo- and active-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of daily Piclidenoson (CF101) administered orally in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. The primary objectives of this study are to evaluate the efficacy of oral Piclidenoson 2 mg or 3 mg twice daily (BID) in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, compared with placebo, as determined by the proportion of subjects who achieve a Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score response of ≥75% (PASI 75) at Week 16 (superiority); and evaluate the safety of oral Piclidenoson in this patient population. The secondary objectives of this study are to evaluate the efficacy of oral Piclidenoson 2 mg or 3 mg BID, compared with placebo, as determined by the proportion of subjects who achieve, respectively, PASI 50, Physician Global Assessment (PGA) score of 0 or 1, and improvement on the Psoriasis Disability Index (PDI) at Week 16 (superiority); evaluate the efficacy of oral Piclidenoson 2 mg or 3 mg BID, compared with Otezla (apremilast), as determined by the proportion of subjects who achieve PASI 75, PGA score of 0 or 1, PASI 50, and improvement in PDI at Weeks 16 and 32 (non-inferiority); and evaluate the efficacy and safety data for Piclidenoson through the extension period of up to 48 weeks of treatment.