Kitov Announces Filing by FDA of New Drug Application for KIT-302

TEL AVIV, Israel, October 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Kitov Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: KTOV, TASE: KTOV), an innovative biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed the Company's New Drug Application (NDA) for KIT-302, its lead drug candidate, thereby accepting the NDA for a full review. KIT-302 is a patented combination of celecoxib and amlodipine, and is intended to treat osteoarthritis pain and hypertension simultaneously. In connection with its determination that Kitov's application is sufficiently complete to permit a substantive review, the FDA, under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), has set a target date of May 31, 2018 to complete its review.

"The acceptance of filing of our NDA for KIT-302 represents a key achievement toward commercialization of our lead drug candidate.  We intend to work closely with FDA as it reviews the NDA," stated J. Paul Waymack, M.D., Sc.D., Kitov's Chairman of the Board and Chief Medical Officer. "We look forward to FDA rendering a decision on approval for marketing of KIT-302 during the second quarter of 2018."

Dr. Waymack added, "We are extremely proud of the high-quality NDA package that has now been filed by FDA.  We appreciate the hard work of our internal regulatory team in the preparation of NDA package, the participation of various clinics and hospitals in the United Kingdom in the trial, and the European Contract Research Organizations that collected, stored, and performed statistical analysis of the data. Most importantly, the data from KIT-302's pivotal Phase III clinical trial demonstrated that the study met its primary endpoint with statistical significance of p=0.001."

About Kitov Pharmaceuticals   
Kitov Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: KTOV, TASE: KTOV) is an innovative biopharmaceutical drug development company. Leveraging deep regulatory and clinical-trial expertise, Kitov's veteran team of healthcare professionals maintains a proven track record in streamlined end-to-end drug development and approval. Kitov's flagship combination drug, KIT-302, intended to treat osteoarthritis pain and hypertension simultaneously, achieved the primary efficacy endpoint for its Phase III clinical trial. Kitov's newest drug, NT219, which is developed by its majority-owned subsidiary, TyrNovo Ltd., is a small molecule that presents a new concept in cancer therapy, and in combination with various approved oncology drugs, demonstrated potent anti-tumor effects and increased survival in various cancer models. By lowering development risk and cost through fast-track regulatory approval of novel therapeutics, Kitov plans to deliver rapid ROI and long-term potential to investors, while making a meaningful impact on people's lives. For more information on Kitov, the content of which is not part of this press release, please visit http://www.kitovpharma.com.

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