NeOnc Technologies Receives UAE IND Approval for NEO100, Expanding Global Development Ahead of Anticipated Phase 2 Data Milestone

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Authorization covers all three NEO100 programs across adult Phase 1 through Phase 2, plus pediatric studies Extends NeOnc’s UAE footprint beyond NEO212 and complements ongoing U.S. development, where NEO100 holds FDA Orphan Drug, Fast Track, and Rare Pediatric Disease designations CALABASAS, Calif., June 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NeOnc Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTHI) (“NeOnc” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for central nervous system (CNS) cancers, today announced that the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DOH) has granted Investigational New Drug (IND) status for NEO100, the Company’s lead candidate, an intranasally administered formulation of purified perillyl alcohol designed for non-invasive nose-to-brain delivery. The authorization covers the Company’s NEO100-01, NEO100-02, and NEO100-03 protocols across Phase 1, Phase 1b, and Phase 2 studies in adults, together with pediatric studies authorized for Phase 1 and Phase 1b pending further protocol review. The authorized indication is progressive or recurrent Grade III or IV gliomas. The breadth of the UAE authorization, spanning three protocols and adult studies from Phase 1 through Phase 2 alongside a defined pediatric pathway, is intended to allow NeOnc to advance multiple stages of clinical development in parallel. The authorization follows the DOH’s recent IND clearance for the Company’s NEO212 program, announced in June 2026, and extends NeOnc’s clinical development footprint in the UAE across both of its lead platforms, the intranasal delivery platform represented by NEO100 and the drug-conjugation platform represented by NEO212. In the United States, NEO100 has received FDA Orphan Drug, Fast Track, and Rare Pediatric Disease designations, and its lead clinical study, the NEO100-01 Phase 2a trial in recurrent IDH1-mutant high-grade glioma, is fully enrolled. The Company expects to report top-line data from the fully enrolled NEO100-01 Phase 2a trial by the end of July 2026, representing what NeOnc believes may be one of the most important clinical milestones in the Company’s history. Based on the strength of the data observed to date and ongoing interactions with regulators, NeOnc believes the upcoming results may support one or more important regulatory pathways, including potential Breakthrough Therapy designation, expansion ...

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