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Leverkusen (pta037/01.02.2022/14:30) - Leverkusen, Germany, February 1, 2021 – Biofrontera AG (NASDAQ: BFRA; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: B8F) (the "Company"), an international biopharmaceutical company, is making progress in patient recruitment of its US phase III clinical study to investigate the treatment of superficial basal cell carcinoma (sBCC) with photodynamic therapy (PDT) using Ameluz® in combination with BF-RhodoLED® (together, Ameluz®-PDT). To date, 70% of the planned 186 patients have been enrolled in the study with completion of patient recruitment anticipated by the end of 2022.
Patient recruitment for this study has been ongoing since September 2018. Due to the demanding study protocol mandated by the FDA, patient recruitment has been slower than anticipated and was additionally decelerated by the pandemic. However, patient recruitment has recently picked up again. Following successful FDA approval, Ameluz® would be the only drug in the United States for the treatment of sBCC with PDT.
As a reminder, Ameluz®-PDT is approved in the European Union for the treatment of superficial and/or nodular basal cell carcinoma unsuitable for surgical treatment since January 2017.
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About Biofrontera:
Biofrontera AG is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development and sale of dermatological drugs and medical cosmetics.
The Leverkusen-based company develops and markets innovative products for the treatment, protection and care of the skin. Its key products include Ameluz®, a prescription drug for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer and its precursors. Ameluz® has been marketed in the EU since 2012 and in the USA since May 2016. In Europe, the company also markets the Belixos® dermocosmetic series, a specialty care product for damaged skin.
Biofrontera is one of a few German pharmaceutical company to receive a centralized European and a US approval for a drug developed in-house. The Biofrontera Group was founded in 1997 by Prof. Dr. Hermann Lübbert and is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard) and on the US NASDAQ. www.biofrontera.com
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emitter: Biofrontera AG
address: Hemmelrather Weg 201, 51377 Leverkusen
country: Germany
contact person: Investor Relations
phone: +49 (0) 214 87 63 20
e-mail: ir@biofrontera.com
website: www.biofrontera.com
ISIN(s): DE0006046113 (share)
stock exchanges: regulated market in Frankfurt, Dusseldorf; free market in Stuttgart, free market in Munich; open market in Berlin, Tradegate
other stock exchanges: Nasdaq