Atossa Therapeutics Announces Year-End 2022 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

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[{"type":"text","content":"SEATTLE, March 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atossa Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATOS), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative proprietary medicines to address significant unmet needs in cancer, today announced financial results for the fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and provided an update on recent company developments. Key developments from Q4 2022 and year to date include: Initiation and First Patient Dosed in Phase 2 EVANGELINE Study – EVANGELINE (Endoxifen Versus exemestANe GosEreLIn), is our Phase 2 randomized non-inferiority study of (Z)-endoxifen compared to exemestane plus goserelin as a neoadjuvant treatment for premenopausal women with Grade 1 or 2 ER+ / HER2- breast cancer. Participants receive neoadjuvant treatment for up to six months, followed by surgery. Several FDA-approved neoadjuvant therapies exist for ER- breast cancers, but few exist for ER+ patients, which account for approximately 78% of breast cancers. We expect to enroll approximately 175 patients at up to 25 sites across the United States. Continued Enrollment in Phase 2 Karisma-Endoxifen Study – The Karisma-Endoxifen study is our randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of healthy, pre-menopausal women with increased breast density. The treatment cohort receives daily doses of (Z)-endoxifen for six months, over the course of which mammograms will be conducted to measure reduction in mammographic breast density (MBD). Patients will also be given a mammogram at 24 months to assess the durability of the MBD changes. MBD affects more than 10 million women in the United States and many millions more worldwide. Increased MBD reduces the ability of mammograms to detect cancer. Studies have also shown that women with MBD have an increased risk of developing breast cancer and that the higher the MBD, the higher the incidence of breast cancer. We expect to fully enroll the study by the end of 2023. Initiation of New Study Arm in the Ongoing Phase 2 I-SPY 2 Clinical Trial – (Z)-endoxifen is being evaluated in a new study arm of the ongoing I-SPY 2 clinical trial. The I-SPY 2 trial evaluates neoadjuvant treatments for locally advanced breast cancer and is a collaborative effort among academic investigators from major cancer research centers across the United States, Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative, t...

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