SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lipocine Inc.
(NASDAQ: LPCN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused
on metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced that the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has informed the Company that
it needs additional time to complete its review of TLANDO's New
Drug Application ("NDA") and is committed to taking action as
expeditiously as possible. The anticipated Prescription Drug
User Food Act ("PDUFA") goal date was August
28, 2020 for TLANDO. Although the FDA did not provide a
timeline on a new action date, the FDA informed the Company that
the review is expected to be completed in the coming weeks. The FDA
has not asked for any additional data and the Company has provided
the FDA with all information requested to date.
TLANDO is the Company's oral testosterone product candidate for
testosterone replacement therapy ("TRT") in adult males for
conditions associated with a deficiency of endogenous testosterone,
also known as hypogonadism.
About Lipocine
Lipocine Inc. is a clinical-stage
biopharmaceutical company focused on metabolic and endocrine
disorders using its proprietary drug delivery technologies.
Lipocine's clinical development pipeline includes: TLANDO, LPCN
1144, TLANDO XR, LPCN 1148 and LPCN 1107. TLANDO, a novel oral
prodrug of testosterone containing testosterone undecanoate, is
designed to help restore normal testosterone levels in hypogonadal
men. Lipocine has resubmitted its NDA to the FDA for TLANDO and had
a PDUFA date of August 28, 2020 which
was delayed by a few weeks. LPCN 1144, an oral product of
bioidentical testosterone, recently completed a proof-of-concept
clinical study demonstrating the potential utility in the treatment
of non-cirrhotic NASH. LPCN 1144 is currently being studied
in a Phase 2 clinical study. TLANDO XR, a novel oral prodrug
of testosterone, originated and is being developed by Lipocine as a
next-generation oral testosterone product with potential for
once-daily dosing. In a phase 2 clinical evaluation when
administered as once daily or twice daily TLANDO XR met the typical
primary and secondary end points. LPCN 1148 is an oral prodrug of
bioidentical testosterone targeted for the treatment of cirrhosis.
LPCN 1107 is potentially the first oral hydroxyprogesterone
caproate product candidate, with end of phase 2 meeting completed,
indicated for the prevention of recurrent preterm birth and has
been granted orphan drug designation by the FDA. For more
information, please visit www.lipocine.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains
"forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 and include statements that are not historical facts
regarding Lipocine's product candidates and related clinical
trials, the timing of completion of clinical trials, the timing and
completion of regulatory reviews, outcomes of clinical trials of
our product candidates, the potential uses and benefits of our
product candidates, and our product development efforts. Investors
are cautioned that all such forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks
that the FDA will not approve any of our products, risks related to
our products, expected product benefits not being realized,
clinical and regulatory expectations and plans not being realized,
new regulatory developments and requirements, risks related to the
FDA approval process including the receipt of regulatory approvals,
the results and timing of clinical trials, patient acceptance of
Lipocine's products, the manufacturing and commercialization of
Lipocine's products, and other risks detailed in Lipocine's filings
with the SEC, including, without limitation, its Form 10-K and
other reports on Forms 8-K and 10-Q, all of which can be obtained
on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Lipocine assumes no obligation
to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements
contained in this release, except as required by law.
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