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Can Fite: Namodenoson Inhibits Pancreatic Carcinoma Published in Leading Scientific Journal; Robust anti-Cancer Effect & Molecular Mechanism of Action

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fite-namodenoson-inhibits-pancreatic-carcinoma-110000122.html

These data support namodenoson as a leading drug candidate to treat patients in an exploratory Phase II clinical study

PETACH TIKVA, Israel, October 30, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (NYSE American: CANF) (TASE: CANF), a biotechnology company advancing a pipeline of proprietary small molecule drugs that address oncology, inflammatory and liver diseases, today announced that Biomolecules, a peer-reviewed scientific journal focused on function and mechanism of bioactive molecules, published an article titled "Namodenoson Inhibits the Growth of Pancreatic Carcinoma via Deregulation of the Wnt/ß-catenin, NF-?B, and RAS Signaling Pathways", authored by Can-Fite’s CSO Dr. Pnina Fishman and others.

The article includes a summary on the robust inhibition of pancreatic carcinoma growth, both in vitro and in vivo and a definitive description of the molecular mechanism of action. The latter includes de-regulation of three signal transduction pathways known to play a pivotal role in the etiology and pathology of the disease, including the Wnt, NF-kB and the RAS signalling pathway. As a result, death of pancreatic carcinoma cells takes place via apoptosis. This mechanism is highly important since pancreatic carcinoma cells are resistant to the chemotherapy.

The Company is developing an exploratory Phase II study protocol that is designed to allow treatment of patients with pancreatic carcinoma who failed first line therapy. The study objectives will include safety and efficacy of the Namodenoson drug.

Currently, Namodenoson is being evaluated in a pivotal Phase III study that has been approved by both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

"We are very much encouraged by the excellent data in the pre-clinical studies demonstrating the impressive anti-cancer effect of Namodenoson against pancreatic carcinoma," stated Dr. Fishman, Can-Fite’s Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Chairman. "We plan to start treating patients very shortly and hope that Namodenoson, with its positive safety and efficacy profile, will prolong life for pancreatic cancer patients."