treatment of LG NMIBC in September 2019 and intends to advance the program to a pivotal study to further investigateUGN-102 in the treatment of this condition.
About UroGen Pharma Ltd.
UroGen Pharma Ltd. (Nasdaq:URGN) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing advancednon-surgical treatments to address unmet needs in the field of urology, with a focus onuro-oncology. UroGen has developed RTGel™ reverse-thermal hydrogel, a proprietary sustained release, hydrogel-based platform technology that has the potential to improve therapeutic profiles of existing drugs. UroGen’s sustained release technology is designed to enable longer exposure of the urinary tract tissue to medications, making local therapy a potentially more effective treatment option. UroGen’s lead investigational candidates,UGN-101 (mitomycin gel) for instillation, andUGN-102 (mitomycin gel) for intravesical instillation, are designed to potentially ablate tumors bynon-surgical means and to treat several forms ofnon-muscle invasive urothelial cancer, includinglow-grade upper tract urothelial cancer andlow-gradenon-muscle invasive bladder cancer, respectively. UroGen is headquartered in New York, NY with operations in Los Angeles, CA and Israel.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation: the potential ofUGN-101 for LG UTUC; the timing for completion of the rolling NDA forUGN-101; the potential approval ofUGN-101 and the timing thereof; the expectation thatUGN-101, if approved, will be the first drug approved for thenon-surgical treatment of LG UTUC; the timing for completion ofpre-commercial activities and infrastructurebuild-out in anticipation of a potential commercial launch ofUGN-101; the expected readiness of UroGen for a potential commercial launch ofUGN-101 in 1H 2020 and the strength and timing of the potential commercial launch ofUGN-101; plans for the retention of field-based personnel in support of the launch ofUGN-101; the potential of UroGen’s proprietary RTGel™ technology platform to improve therapeutic profiles of existing drugs; the opportunity and potential ofUGN-102 for LG NMIBC; plans to commence a pivotal trial forUGN-102 in LG NMIBC in 2020;UGN-102’s potential to replace current standard of care in LG NMIBC; and plans to initiate a Phase 1 study withUGN-201. These statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to: the timing and success of clinical trials, including the OLYMPUS Phase 3 trial and the OPTIMA II Phase 2b trial and potential safety and other complications thereof; the ability to obtain regulatory approval within the timeframe expected, or at all; the ability to maintain regulatory approval; complications associated with achieving commercial readiness for the launch of a new product; the labeling and packaging for any approved product; the scope, progress and expansion of developing and commercializing UroGen’s product candidates; the size and growth of the market(s) therefor and the rate and degree of market acceptance thereofvis-à-vis alternative therapies; and UroGen’s ability to attract or retain key management, members of the board of directors and personnel. In light of these risks and uncertainties, and other risks and uncertainties that are described in the Risk Factors section of UroGen’s Form10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2019, and other filings that UroGen makes with the SEC from time to time (which are available at http://www.sec.gov), the events and circumstances discussed in such forward-looking statements may not occur, and UroGen’s actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied thereby. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are based on information available to UroGen as of the date of this presentation.
UROGEN CONTACT:
Kate Bechtold
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