Cardiff Oncology Announces Private Placement Investment by Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

On May 19, 2020 Cardiff Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDF), a clinical-stage oncology therapeutics company developing drugs to treat cancers with the greatest medical need for new treatment options, including KRAS-mutated colorectal cancer, Zytiga-resistant prostate cancer and leukemia, reported it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with its Board of Directors and its Chief Executive Officer pursuant to which it sold 594,615 shares of Common Stock for gross proceeds of $810,000 (Press release, Trovagene, MAY 19, 2020, View Source [SID1234558270]).

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Cardiff Oncology intends to utilize the proceeds of this private placement to help advance its ongoing clinical development programs in KRAS-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), Zytiga-resistant metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

"We are grateful for the support that our Board is providing to us," said Dr. Mark Erlander, Chief Executive Officer of Cardiff Oncology. "Our focus is on advancing the clinical development of onvansertib in cancer indications representing the greatest medical need for new, safe and effective treatment options for patients."