• NXP900 Phase 1b program initiated; single agent study underway, aiming to provide preliminary evidence of clinical efficacy in patients with molecularly and histologically defined advanced cancers; initiation of the combination portion of the program expected by year-end
  
  
• NXP900 Phase 1a dose escalation study successfully completed highlighting robust pharmacodynamic responses at clinically relevant doses facilitating once-daily oral dosing
  
  
• NXP900 clinical drug-drug interaction study in healthy volunteers successfully completed supporting our strategy for combination therapy
  
  
• Poster presentations at the 2025 AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics highlight the emerging clinical profile of NXP900 and provide further support for the biomarker-based patient selection strategy
  
  
• Cash runway expected to support the company’s operations into 3Q-2027

Fort Lee, NJ, Nov. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nuvectis Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVCT) ("Nuvectis" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative precision medicines for the treatment of serious conditions of unmet medical need in oncology, today reported its financial results for the third quarter 2025 and provided an update on recent business progress.

Ron Bentsur, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nuvectis, commented, “Our activity in the third quarter focused on advancing the clinical work required to support our ambitious Phase 1b program for NXP900, which recently commenced.” Mr. Bentsur continued, “Our goal for the Phase 1b program is to showcase NXP900's therapeutic potential, both as a single agent and in combination with certain market-leading therapies with the aim of reversing acquired resistance to these drugs. With the Phase 1b monotherapy component already underway, and the expected upcoming initiation of the combination component, we continue to make strides towards achieving this goal." Mr. Bentsur added, "To support and inform the Phase 1b program, we completed the NXP900 Phase 1a dose escalation study and the drug-drug interaction study in healthy volunteers and are pleased with NXP900’s emerging clinical profile, especially with the deep pharmacodynamic response observed at clinically relevant doses.” Mr. Bentsur concluded, “We believe that our cash position and focus on efficient operations will enable us to achieve the key milestones and potential value inflection points for the NXP900 Phase 1b program.”

Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Cash and cash equivalents were $35.4 million as of September 30, 2025, compared to $18.5 million as of December 31, 2024. The increase of $16.9 million in the cash balance as of the end of the third quarter of 2025 is a result primarily of our public offering in February 2025 and the utilization of our At-the-Market facility, partially offset by the operating expenses for the first nine months of 2025.

The Company's net loss was $7.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $4.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, an increase in net loss of $3.4 million. The increase in net loss in the third quarter of 2025 was primarily due to a one-time $2.0 million milestone achievement expense for NXP900 and $0.7 million related to the clinical drug-drug interaction study. The three months ended September 30, 2025 also includes $1.5 million of non-cash stock-based compensation.

Research and development expenses, including non-cash stock-based compensation, were $5.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $2.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $3.0 million.

General and administrative expenses, including non-cash stock-based compensation, were $2.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $0.5 million.

Interest income was $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024.

About Nuvectis Pharma, Inc.

Nuvectis Pharma, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative precision medicines for the treatment of serious conditions of unmet medical need in oncology. The Company's lead program, NXP900, is an oral small molecule inhibitor of the SRC Family of Kinases (SFK), including SRC and YES1. Its unique mechanism of action enables inhibition of both the catalytic and scaffolding functions of the SRC kinase, providing comprehensive shutdown of the signaling pathway. NXP900 has completed a Phase 1a dose escalation study and is being evaluated in a Phase 1b program. The Company is also considering next steps for NXP800, an oral small molecule GCN2 activator that has demonstrated anti-cancer activity in recurrent, platinum-resistant, ARID1a-mutated ovarian cancer. For additional information about Nuvectis Pharma please visit: https://nuvectis.com/.

Forward Looking Statements

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Company Contact

Ron Bentsur
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President
rbentsur@nuvectis.com

Media Relations Contact

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LifeSci Advisors
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