Citius Pharmaceuticals Inc (CTXR)

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A bit of news - Citius extends gains on advancing efforts to spin off oncology asset

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3952716-citius-stock-gains-on-spin-off-plans-for-oncology-asset

Mar. 30, 2023 9:29 AM ET
Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CTXR)
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By: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA News Editor

After a 7% rise in the previous session, Citius Pharma (NASDAQ:CTXR) shares continued to gain in the pre-market Thursday after the company highlighted progress on its previously announced plans to spin off oncology candidate I/ONTAK into a standalone publicly-traded entity.

In a press release on Thursday, Citius (CTXR) said that in connection with the transaction, it has selected Maxim Group LLC as the financial advisor to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Citius Acquisition Corp.

Following the spinoff, Citius (CTXR) is expected to continue to trade on the Nasdaq under its current ticker CTXR.
I/ONTAK is a reformulation of the previously FDA-approved oncology treatment ONTAK which was available in the U.S. market from 1999 – 2014 but voluntarily withdrawn later.

Citius (CTXR) and Dr. Reddy's (RDY) have a licensing deal for I/ONTAK, which is currently under FDA review for persistent or rare blood cancer recurrent cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTXR), with a decision expected by Sept. 28, 2023.

Read: Seeking Alpha contributor Bret Jensen issued a Hold rating on CTXR, noting that the upcoming FDA decision on I/ONTAK is a binary event.