HOUSTON, TX - (http://www.financialnewsmedia.com News Alert) - Moleculin Biotech, Inc., (NASDAQ: MBRX) ("Moleculin" or the "Company"), a preclinical pharmaceutical company focused on the development of anti-cancer drug candidates, some of which are based on license agreements with The University of Texas System on behalf of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, today announced it has signed a new technology license agreement with MD Anderson Cancer Center based on new patent applications it intends to file relating to its drug Annamycin for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
"In anticipation of beginning our planned clinical trials for Annamycin," commented Walter Klemp, CEO of Moleculin, "one of our priorities has been to ensure the best possible protection for our intellectual property. Some key patent applications had yet to be filed and signing a new license agreement with MD Anderson clears the way for those patents." Read this and more news for MBRX at http://financialnewsmedia.com/profiles/mbrx.html
Mr. Klemp continued: "we have benefitted greatly from our collaboration with MD Anderson, and this license helps ensure that collaboration continues."
About Moleculin Biotech, Inc.
Moleculin Biotech, Inc. is a preclinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of anti-cancer drug candidates, some of which are based on discoveries made at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Our lead product candidate is Annamycin, an anthracycline being studied for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia, more commonly referred to as AML. We also have two preclinical small molecule portfolios, one of which is focused on the modulation of hard-to-target tumor cell signaling mechanisms and the recruitment of the patient's own immune system. The other portfolio targets the metabolism of tumors.
For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.moleculin.com.
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$MBRX News - Moleculin Signs Agreement with MD Anderson Cancer Center for Leukemia Drug, Annamycin
July 18, 2017 at 08:17 AM EDT
