LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. Announces the Enrollment of the First Patient in the Phase 1b Portion of the Phase 1b/2 Protocol

Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. is a drug discovery company that uses biomarker technology to identify enzyme targets associated with serious common diseases and then designs novel compounds to attack those targets. The Company’s product pipeline is primarily focused on inhibitors of protein phosphatases, used alone and in combination with cytotoxic agents and/or x-ray and immune checkpoint blockers. The Company encompasses that inhibitors of protein phosphatases have broad therapeutic potential not only for cancer but also for other debilitating and life-threatening diseases. It is focused on development activities of its LB-100 series of drugs. The LB-100 series have activity against a broad spectrum of common and rarer human cancers in cell culture systems. In addition, lead compounds of the LB-100 series have anti-cancer activity in animal models of glioblastoma multiforme, neuroblastoma, and medulloblastoma, all cancers of neural tissue.