Trovagene Receives Approximately $1.45 Million From Exercise of Warrants

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Trovagene, Inc. (Nasdaq: TROV), a clinical-stage, Precision Cancer Medicine™ oncology therapeutics company developing drugs that target cell division (mitosis) for the treatment of various cancers including prostate, colorectal and leukemia, announced today that it has received approximately $1.45 million in proceeds from holders exercising common stock purchase warrants at an exercise price of $1.56 per share. The warrants were issued as part of the units sold to certain institutional investors in October, 2019.

Trovagene intends to use the proceeds to continue funding its clinical development activities and for working capital and general corporate purposes. 

"We continue to see clinical benefit in patients receiving onvansertib as part of combination therapy in all three of our clinical development programs," said Dr. Thomas Adams, CEO and Chairman of Trovagene. "Earlier this week, we presented positive data from our Phase 1b/2 study in patients with difficult-to-treat KRAS-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC); all of whom are achieving a meaningful clinical response which has been confirmed by shrinking of tumors seen on radiographic scans. Additionally, on February 13^th, we will be presenting data from our ongoing Phase 2 trial in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) at the ASCO-GU conference."

About Trovagene, Inc.
Trovagene is a clinical-stage, Precision Cancer Medicine™ oncology therapeutics company developing drugs that target cell division (mitosis), for the treatment of various cancers including leukemias, lymphomas and solid tumors. Trovagene has intellectual property and proprietary technology that enables the Company to analyze circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and clinically actionable markers to identify patients most likely to respond to specific cancer therapies. Trovagene plans to continue to vertically integrate its tumor genomics technology with the development of targeted cancer therapeutics.  For more information, please visit https://www.trovageneoncology.com.  

Forward-Looking Statements
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Trovagene Contact:
Vicki Kelemen
Vice President Clinical Development and Investor Relations
858-952-7652
[email protected]    

SOURCE Trovagene, Inc.

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