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Suzhou, June 17, 2024-Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited (“Kintor Pharma”, HKEX: 9939), announced that the Company has completed the first subject enrollment in the phase II clinical trial in China of its in-house developed androgen receptor proteolysis targeting chimera (“PROTAC”) compound GT20029 for the treatment of acne. Developed by the Company’s in-house PROTAC platform, GT20029 is the first topical PROTAC compound which has entered the phase II clinical stage worldwide.

The Phase II Clinical Trial is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, which is designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of GT20029 for the treatment of acne through the adoption of GT20029 0.5% once-a-day (“QD”) and 1% QD as the drug-related dosage. The Phase II Clinical Trial involves a total of 10 clinical research centers in China, and Professor Xiang Leihong(项蕾红) from Fudan University Huashan Hospital (复旦大学附属华山医院) is the lead principal investigator.

In November 2022 and February 2023, the Company respectively announced the positive top-line data for the phase I clinical trial of GT20029 for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia (“AGA”) and acne in China (healthy subjects) and in the U.S. (healthy subjects and subjects with AGA or acne). The data demonstrated good safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of GT20029 in healthy subjects and subjects with AGA or acne. 

About Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited

Founded in 2009, Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited focuses on developing and commercializing potential "first-in-class" and "best-in-class" innovative drugs and functional cosmetics, aiming to be a leading enterprise in such areas. After several years' development, the Company has developed diverse product pipeline built on dermatology and oncology related diseases. The products cover diseases with high incidence rate globally and extend to functional cosmetics, which can meet the needs of clinical dermatology and cosmetics consumers worldwide. Kintor Pharma's layout includes innovative small molecule and biologic drugs, consisting of six products under clinical development and several preclinical research programs. Kintor Pharma has been granted more than 100 patents worldwide. On 22 May 2020, Kintor Pharma was officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with the stock code 9939.HK. For more information, please visit www.kintor.com.cn.