VANCOUVER, BC, Canada -- April 8, 2021 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire -- Rakovina Therapeutics Inc. (the "Company") (TSXV: RKV) today announced that the Company has been granted patents entitled "Tricyclic Inhibitors of Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase" by the European and Canadian Patent Offices. 

The granted patent claims cover the composition of matter and uses of drug candidates from Rakovina Therapeutics' kt-2000 series, one of three novel series of DNA-damage response inhibitors being researched by the Company as potential targeted cancer therapies under a collaborative research agreement with the University of British Columbia. 

"With our focus on the rapid progress of our research programs, we are pleased to receive these patent allowances in Europe and Canada," said Prof. Mads Daugaard, Rakovina Therapeutics' president and chief scientific officer.  "These patents further establish our strong global intellectual property protection and provide patent claims in Canada and the European Union into 2032, supporting our commitment to optimize drug candidates from the kt-2000 series for advancement toward the initiation of human clinical trials." 

About Rakovina's kt-2000 Series Drug Candidates

Rakovina Therapeutics' kt-2000 series drug candidates are oral targeted small molecule inhibitors of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP).  Established data demonstrate that lead candidates from Rakovina Therapeutics' kt-2000 series exhibit potency comparable to FDA-approved PARP-inhibitors and potent anti-cancer activity in preclinical animal models.  kt-2000 series lead candidates are being optimized around several differentiating factors and potential competitive advantages.

About Rakovina Therapeutics Inc.

Rakovina Therapeutics Inc. was established in 2020 to develop new cancer treatments based on novel DNA-damage response technologies.  The Company has established a pipeline of DNA-damage response inhibitors with the goal of advancing one or more drug candidates into human clinical trials and obtaining marketing approval for new cancer therapeutics from Health Canada, the United States Food and Drug Administration and similar international regulatory agencies.  Further information may be found at www.rakovinatherapeutics.com.

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SOURCE Rakovina Therapeutics Inc.

For further information: Rakovina Therapeutics Inc., David Hyman, Chief Financial Officer, Email: info@rakovinatherapeutics.com; Investor Relations Contact, IR@rakovinatherapeutics.com; Media Contact, MEDIA@rakovinatherapeutics.com

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