On August 29, 2017 Moleculin Biotech, Inc., (NASDAQ: MBRX) ("Moleculin" or the "Company"), a preclinical pharmaceutical company focused on the development of anti-cancer drug candidates, some of which are based on license agreements with The University of Texas System on behalf of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, reported it has filed with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to study Annamycin in the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (Press release, Moleculin, AUG 29, 2017, View Source [SID1234520328]).

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Submitting this revised IND marks a significant milestone for Moleculin. FDA allowing the IND to go into effect — which is the anticipated next step and normally would occur within 30 days — will allow the Company to begin additional clinical trials as part of demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of Annamycin. The current plan is to seek approval for treating relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia. If the IND goes into effect as planned, the Company expects to begin clinical trials during the fourth quarter of this year. There can be no assurance, however, that the IND will go into effect within in expected time frame, or at all.

"It took considerable time to produce the additional CMC data requested by the FDA," commented Walter Klemp, Chairman and CEO of Moleculin, "but now that we have all of what the FDA requested, we are pleased to submit a revised IND. We have seen considerable interest from Principle Investigators who are eager to enroll AML patients in an Annamycin clinical trial, so this is a critical step for us."

The Company previously filed an IND, in response to which the FDA requested certain revisions to the protocol, additional information, and additional data related to Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC). The Company withdrew its original application in order to develop the additional information and CMC data and revise the protocol, with the goal of resubmitting the application when that was accomplished. The current IND submission represents the completion of that process.