Exhibit 99.1
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For Immediate Release
TYME Technologies, Inc. Announces Additional Encouraging Preclinical Data on
the Effect of TYME-19 in SARS CoV-2 Infections
-- TYME-19 demonstrated an antiviral effect against SARS CoV-2 in human lung epithelial
cells, a model frequently used for drug screening for antiviral efficacy --
-- Completed toxicity studies with TYME-19 that are expected to enable an
Investigational New Drug (IND) application and support a forthcoming clinical trial --
-- Independent research indicates that the TYME-19 bile acid may have differentiated
mechanisms from the emerging oral therapies in development based on the way it
interrupts viral hijacking of cellular protein synthesis --
-- TYME plans to advance toward an IND for TYME-19 in COVID-19, targeting a patient
population for whom there remains unmet need --
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-- (BUSINESS WIRE) December 14, 2021 - TYME Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TYME) (the Company or TYME), an emerging biotechnology company developing cancer metabolism-based therapies (CMBTs™), today announced encouraging preclinical data on the effect of TYME-19 in SARS CoV-2 infections.
The Company believes that TYME-19, a synthetic bile acid, may have differentiated mechanisms that could offer alternatives for COVID-19 infected patients who may not be served by current and emerging oral agents. Bile acids can act to help overcome the viral hijacking of cells’ translational machinery and the production and replication of virus proteins and particles. Based on these properties and recent research on COVID-19 disease processes, the Company anticipates that the TYME-19-based mechanisms of action may be independent of genetic shifts in the spike protein and, therefore, could have utility against a variety of current and future variants of SARS CoV-2, such as Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omicron, regardless of their spike protein characteristics. As a result, the Company believes this has the potential to be a complementary effective mechanism to current and emerging therapeutic options in COVID-19.