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AGOURA HILLS, Calif., April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oncotelic Therapeutics, Inc (OTCQB:OTLC) ("Oncotelic", the "Company" or "We"), a developer of treatments for rare and orphan indications, including Parkinson's Disease, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (“PDAC”), diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (“DIPG”), and various other cancers, today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (“FY 2024”), as compared to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (“FY 2023”). The financial results are based on the Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 15, 2025. Highlights for FY 2024 and thereafter: 2024 has been a transformational year for us. We made great progress on multiple fronts and this momentum continues in 2025. We individually discuss each of these areas below: San Diego Facility Our joint venture (“JV”), GPM Biotechnology Limited, with Dragon Capital Overseas Limited has continued the development of its nanoparticle pipeline at its facility in San Diego (“Facility”) since late 2023 / early 2024. In late 2024, just over a year after breaking ground, the Facility became good manufacturing practices certified and was issued a Drug Manufacturing License by the State of California Department of Public Health and Food and Drug Branch. The Facility is planned to primarily manufacture our drug product, including the clinical trial materials, for the clinical programs for each of our compounds. Nanoparticle Platform At the Facility, the JV initially identified 5 compounds, including OT-101, for development as nanoparticles. Subsequently, the JV identified an additional compound, bringing the total to 5 new compounds, not including OT-101. Each of the nanoparticle compounds is designed as a next-generation anticancer agents. We believe that each of these new compounds can potentially lead to significant revenue and value for the JV, which in turn could lead to significant value to the Company due to our investment in the JV. Two of the 6 compounds are in late stages of manufacturing, and the Company plans to file INDs for both before the end of the year. Our proprietary nanoparticle platform enables the development of multiple therapeutic candidates, to address various oncology indications. Investigational New Drug Filing Platform with Shanghai Medicilon We recently announced that we entered into an agreement to utilize the proprietary rapid investigational new drug (“IND”) platform created and owned by Shanghai Medicilon Inc. (“Medicilon”) to file up to 20 new INDs. We, and the JV, plan to utilize it to file the 6 compounds identified utilizing the Medicilon IND platform, among and upto 20 total filings. OT-101 Clinical Program The primary candidate of our JV, OT-101, which has previously completed multiple clinical trials, is currently undergoing a Phase 3 trial in pancreatic cancer. OT-101 also completed a phase 1 combination trial with IL-2. This will allow us to pursue OT-101 in combination with various checkpoint inhibitors, such as PD-1 blockers. Artificial Intelligence Platform Our artificial intelligence (“AI”) team has played an increasingly important role in the development of the Company and the Facility. Our proprietary AI technology has been used by our scientists in writing research papers, development reports, and regulatory documents from the data gathered from our Facility and elsewhere. As announced in December 2024, we are leveraging our AI Platform, “PDAOAI”, to allow third party researchers and individuals to utilize our platform in their workflow. Unlike standard AI tools, PDAOAI is specifically designed for pharmaceutical regulatory processes and research documentation, streamlining workflows and potentially accelerating development timelines. Results of Operations Below is a presentation of our financial results comparing FY 2024 to FY 2023, and are based on our results published in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2025. FY 2024 compared to FY 2023 Financial Results Overview ONCOTELIC THERAPEUTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 Service Revenue $- $70,000 Total Revenue - 70,000 Operating expenses: Research and development $- $61,143 General and administrative 376,013 573,726 Goodwill impairment (See note 2 and 3) 3,200,000 6,083,146 Total operating expenses 3,576,013 6,718,015 Income/(Loss) from operations (3,576,013) (6,648,015)Other income (expense): Interest expense, net (857,723) (1,044,786)Reimbursement for expenses - related party 22,937 72,246 Change in fair value of investment in GMP Bio - 12,706 Change in fair value of derivative on debt (280,402) (225,074)Loss on debt conversion (88,258) (373,142)Total other income (expense) (1,203,446) (1,558,050)Net income (loss) before non-controlling interests (4,779,459) (8,206,065)Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests (255,527) (302,972)Net income (loss) attributable to Oncotelic Therapeutics, Inc. $(4,523,932) $(7,903,093) Basic net loss per share attributable to common stock $(0.01) $(0.02)Basic weighted average common stock outstanding 404,396,473 384,075,369 We incurred a lower net loss per basic share of $0.01 for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to net loss per basic share of $0.02 for the year ended December 31, 2023. We incurred a significantly lower net loss of approximately $3.4 million between December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The lower net loss was primarily due to lower impairment of goodwill by approximately $2.9 million, lower general and administrative expenses of approximately $0.2 million and lower other expenses, including interest cost, or approximately $0.3 million. All operational costs associated with OT-101 and the nanoparticle platform are substantially covered by the JV, significantly reducing our direct financial burden till such time we make a determination to commence development of our own compounds. “Our JV is growing rapidly and is moving towards a potential initial public offering, the timing of which is under evaluation. The JV’s product portfolio has the potential to generate significant revenues and value for itself and, consequently, the Company and its shareholders due to our ownership in the JV. That has been the plan for the Company, since we entered into the JV. As reported in our Form 10-K, while we believe that the valuation of the JV has increased, we have opted to revise the fair value of our investment in the JV only upon a triggering event occurring, and justifying the revision to our fair value, such as, but not limited to, a financing, licensing, an IPO, or results of late stage clinical trials such as our Phase 3 pancreatic cancer trial”, said Amit Shah, CFO for Oncotelic. About Oncotelic Oncotelic (f/k/a Mateon Therapeutics, Inc.), was formed in the State of New York in 1988 as OXiGENE, Inc., was reincorporated in the State of Delaware in 1992, and changed its name to Mateon Therapeutics, Inc. in 2016, and Oncotelic Therapeutics, Inc. in November 2020. Oncotelic is seeking to leverage its deep expertise in oncology drug development to improve treatment outcomes and survival of cancer patients with a special emphasis on rare pediatric cancers. Oncotelic has rare pediatric designation for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma “DIPG” (through OT-101) through its 45% joint venture, melanoma (through CA4P), and Acute Myeloid Leukemia “AML” (through OXi 4503). Oncotelic also acquired PointR Data Inc. in November 2019. Oncotelic acquired AL-101, during the 4th quarter of 2021, for the intranasal delivery of apomorphine. We intend to develop AL-101 for the treatment of Parkinson Disease ("PD"). Over 60,000 new patients are being diagnosed with PD in the United States and currently there are over 1 million patients in the US and expected to increase to over 1.2 million by 2030. In addition, approximately 10 million suffer from this disease globally. https://www.parkinson.org/Understanding-Parkinsons/Statistics. AL-101 is also being developed for Erectile Dysfunction ("ED"). ED is the most prevalent male sexual disorder globally. The percentages of men affected by ED are as follows: 14.3-70% of men aged 60 years, 6.7-48% of men aged 70 years, and 38% of men aged 80 years (Geerkens MJM et al. (2019). Eur Urol Focus. pii: S2405-4569(19)30079-3). However, with the increasing administration of PDE5 inhibitors in clinical practice, it was found that approximately 30-35% of ED patients are treatment failures (McMahon CN et al. (2006). BMJ, 332: 589-92). AL-101 is designed to target treatment failure ED patients who do not respond to PDE5 inhibitors. Through similar mechanism of action, AL-101 is being developed for Female Sexual Dysfunction ("FSD"). Female sexual dysfunction is a prevalent problem, afflicting approximately 40% of women and there are few treatment options. FSD is more typical as women age and is a progressive and widespread condition. (Allahdadi, KJ et al. (2009) Cardiovascular & hematological agents in medicinal chemistry, 7(4), 260-269). There is no available drug for the treatment of FSD. In June 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Vyleesi (bremelanotide) to treat acquired, generalized hypoactive sexual desire disorder ("HSDD") in premenopausal women. This is the only available drug treatment. Vyleesi has essentially replaced the only other drug for HSDD - however, it has a long list of drug-drug interactions, including commonly used antidepressants, such as fluoxetine and sertraline. In addition, it has a black box warning regarding its use with alcohol, a combination that has been associated with hypotension and syncopal episodes. Therefore, there is an urgent need for effective therapy against FSD and HSDD. Oncotelic's Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. We generally identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “would,” “intend,” “target,” “aim,” “project,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “seek,” “indicate,” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar words, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, such as our estimates regarding anticipated operating income or losses, future performance, future revenues and projected expense, including that to fund our clinical and other development programs; our liquidity and our expectations regarding our needs for and ability to raise additional capital; our ability to continue as a going concern; our ability to select and capitalize on commercially desirable product opportunities as a result of limited financial resources; our ability to manage our expenses effectively and raise the funds needed to continue our business; our ability to retain the services of our current or future executive officers, directors and principal consultants; the competitive nature of our industry and the possibility that our products or product candidates may become obsolete or may not generate revenues as expected or at all; our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of our existing products and any future products we may develop; the development of and the process of commercializing AI/Blockchain and other technologies for supporting the development of OT- 101 and Artemisinin for COVID-19, OT-101, including development of OT-101, Artemisinin, OXi4503, CA4P and our 2021 in-licensing of apomorphine; the initiation, timing, progress and results of our preclinical and clinical trials, research and development programs; regulatory and legislative developments in the United States and foreign countries; the timing, costs and other limitations involved in obtaining regulatory approval for any product; the further preclinical or clinical development and commercialization of our product candidates; the entering into any corporate transactions to develop our products through partnerships, joint ventures or other corporate transactions; our ability to make a proposed initial public offering between us and our joint-venture partners for the joint venture, statements about future plans related to the operations of the JV, taking the JV into an initial public offering or the success thereof: building and the success of our nanoparticle platform and the related success of launching the platform; the expected valuation of the JV, and therefore a corresponding increase in the valuation of the Company, by virtue of it’s ownership in the JV; the success of the launch of Pet2DAO, a corporation with a DAO infrastructure, the success of Pet2DAO and the plans surrounding the pet and animal health, the ability for the Company to register the tokens of Pet2DAO, the actual filing of a registration statement and approval of the tokens as registrable securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) through a registration statement, the ability of the tokens to be tradable or any value such tokens may have if they become tradable; our ability to obtain and maintain orphan drug exclusivity for some of our product candidates; the potential benefits of our product candidates over other therapies; our ability to enter into and maintain any collaboration with respect to product candidates; our ability to continue to develop or commercialize our products or product candidates in the event any license agreements in place with third parties expire or are terminated; the performance and conduct of third parties, including our third-party manufacturers and third party service providers used in our clinical trials; our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our products and operate our business without infringing upon the intellectual property rights of others; the potential liability exposure related to our products and our insurance coverage for such exposure; our ability to form alliances with other third parties to develop the products in our pipeline through partnerships, joint ventures, mergers or acquisitions; the successful development of our sales and marketing capabilities; the size and growth of the potential markets for our products and our ability to serve those markets; the rate and degree of market acceptance of any future products; the volatility of the price of our common stock; the ability to achieve secondary trading of our stock in certain states; the dilutive effects of potential future equity issuances; our expectation that no dividends will be declared on our common stock in the foreseeable future; our ability to maintain an effective system of internal controls; the payment and reimbursement methods used by private or governmental third-party payers; our ability to retain adequate staffing levels; unfavorable global economic conditions; unfavorable global epidemic and pandemic conditions; a failure of our internal computer systems or those of our contractors and consultants; potential misconduct or other improper activities by our employees, contractors or consultants; the ability of our business continuity and disaster recovery plans to protect us in the event of a natural disaster; and other factors discussed elsewhere in this document or any document incorporated by reference herein or therein. Contact Information: For Oncotelic Therapeutics, Inc.:Investor Relationsir@oncotelic.com

*仅供医学专业人士阅读参考艾司氯胺酮是氯胺酮的S-对映体，是一种快速起效的抗抑郁药，以鼻腔喷雾剂形式给药，于2019年获得美国FDA批准治疗难治性抑郁症（TRD），同年在中国获批。TRD患者对传统口服抗抑郁药，如选择性5-羟色胺再摄取抑制剂（SSRI）和去甲肾上腺素-5-羟色胺再摄取抑制剂（SNRI）的治疗无反应，临床上，患者可以选择艾司氯胺酮与SSRI或SNRI联合使用。与其他真实世界中的联合用药策略相比，艾司氯胺酮联合SSRI或SNRI通常在6个月后表现出显著的功能改善。但是，有效的TRD治疗还应该考虑患者的临床特征。确定最佳联合用药方案，使疗效最大化和不良反应最小化，是当前研究的重要方向。鉴于TRD的慢性特征，研究结局不应局限于治疗反应，还应包括住院率、死亡风险和自杀倾向等。来自意大利罗马大学的研究团队评估了艾司氯胺酮联合SSRI或SNRI治疗TRD的临床结局差异。研究结果显示，接受艾司氯胺酮联合SNRI治疗的患者全因死亡率、住院率和抑郁复发率显著低于接受艾司氯胺酮联合SSRI治疗的患者，但是后者的自杀企图发生率略低。研究发表在《JAMA·精神病学》杂志上。研究使用了TriNetX数据库中的数据进行回顾性研究，通过逻辑回归进行倾向性评分分配（PSM）。根据治疗方案进行分组，艾司氯胺酮+SSRI组包括艾司氯胺酮联合西酞普兰、艾司西酞普兰、氟西汀、氟伏沙明、帕罗西汀、舍曲林或维拉佐酮；艾司氯胺酮+SNRI组包括艾司氯胺酮联合文拉法辛、米那普仑、度洛西汀、去甲文拉法辛或左旋米那普仑。将首次艾司氯胺酮处方作为观察期起点时间，持续5年。主要结局包括全因死亡、住院、抑郁复发和自杀企图。死亡定义为观察期内发生的任何死亡事件。研究最终纳入55480名TRD患者，每个治疗组包括27740名个体，女性比例约为58%，平均年龄约为46岁。主要研究结局在5年观察期内，总体来说，所有患者的全因死亡率为7.20%，住院率为0.10%，抑郁复发率为17.78%，自杀企图发生率为0.39%。分别来看，艾司氯胺酮联合SNRI组的临床结局优于艾司氯胺酮联合SSRI组。与艾司氯胺酮联合SNRI相比，接受艾司氯胺酮联合SSRI与全因死亡风险升高72%有关（9.1% vs 5.3%），与住院风险升高201%有关（0.2% vs 0.1%），与抑郁复发风险升高43%有关（21.2% vs 14.8%）。但是，艾司氯胺酮联合SSRI组在5年内的自杀企图发生率较低，为0.3%，艾司氯胺酮联合SNRI组为0.5%，RR为0.70。Kaplan-Meier生存分析显示，艾司氯胺酮联合SNRI组的5年生存率高于SSRI组（91.4% vs 86.9%），差异具有统计学意义，RR为1.68。Kaplan-Meier生存曲线事实上，在全部研究样本中，艾司氯胺酮联合SSRI或SNRI在所有结局中都表现出持续低风险，年死亡率仅为1.4%；年住院率为0.02%，低于TRD患者通常报告的0.3%；抑郁年复发率为3.5%，远低于此前报告的TRD患者6个月内复发率70%；自杀企图年发生率为0.08%，而TRD患者自杀企图年发生率估计为4.66%。研究从全球真实世界数据出发，综合展示了两种用药方案的差异化结局。虽然无法确定艾司氯胺酮联合SNRI在真实世界中优于其他治疗方案的潜在原因，但依然对优化个体治疗策略具有重要意义。参考文献：Del Casale A, Spirito S, Arena J F, et al. Esketamine Combined With SSRI or SNRI for Treatment-Resistant Depression[J]. JAMA psychiatry, 2025. 本文作者丨王雪宁