Moleculin Biotech announces granting of two new U.S. patents

Moleculin Biotech (MBRX) announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted two additional U.S. patents with claims covering Annamycin. U.S. patent number 12,257,261 titled, “Preparation of Preliposomal Annamycin Lyophilizate”, has claims covering methods of making liposomal Annamycin and U.S. patent 12,257,262 titled “Method of Reconstituting Liposomal Annamycin”, has claims covering methods of making liposomal Annamycin suspension. Both patents have a base patent term currently extending until June 2040, subject to adjustment for delays in prosecution and extension to account for time required to fulfill requirements for regulatory approval. Moleculin has additional patent applications related to Annamycin pending in the U.S., Europe and in major jurisdictions worldwide. Annamycin, Moleculin’s novel drug candidate, is being positioned to become the first anthracycline demonstrating a lack of cardiotoxicity to be approved and is currently being developed for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and soft tissue sarcoma lung metastases (STS lung mets). Additional preclinical studies performed at a world-renowned cancer center indicate Annamycin may be a potential treatment for many other types of cancers. The new chemical entity uses a unique lipid-based delivery technology and has shown the potential to be used in a wide range of cancers.