NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Delcath Systems, Inc.
(NASDAQ: DCTH), an interventional oncology Company focused on the treatment of primary and metastatic liver cancers, announces
that a review of research conducted with the Delcath Hepatic CHEMOSAT® Delivery System (CHEMOSAT) has been accepted for
publication by the prestigious medical journal, Advances in Therapy. The retrospective study, "Chemosaturation
Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion: A Systemic Review," was conducted by a team led by Dr. Arndt
Vogel of the University of Hanover in Germany, and
resulted from a CHEMOSAT Experts Forum convened by Delcath in February 2015.
"This retrospective study originated as a white paper produced by our Experts Panel in 2015 as a means of sharing information,
recent research results, and clinical experiences using CHEMOSAT to treat primary and metastatic liver cancers," said
Jennifer K. Simpson, Ph.D., MSN, CRNP, President and Chief Executive Officer of Delcath. "We are
pleased that Dr. Vogel and his teams' work has been accepted for publication in such a prestigious journal as Advances in
Therapy, and that the potential for CHEMOSAT to treat primary and metastatic liver cancers as identified by our experts will
reach a wider audience."
About Delcath Systems
Delcath Systems, Inc. is an interventional oncology Company focused on the treatment of primary and metastatic liver
cancers. Our investigational product—Melphalan Hydrochloride for Injection for use with the Delcath Hepatic Delivery System
(Melphalan/HDS) —is designed to administer high-dose chemotherapy to the liver while controlling systemic exposure and associated
side effects. We have commenced a global Phase 3 FOCUS clinical trial for Patients with Hepatic Dominant Ocular Melanoma (OM) and
a global Phase 2 clinical trial in Europe and the U.S. to investigate the Melphalan/HDS system for the treatment of
primary liver cancer (HCC) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). Melphalan/HDS has not been approved by the U.S. Food &
Drug Administration (FDA) for sale in the U.S. In Europe, our system has been commercially available since 2012 under the
trade name Delcath Hepatic CHEMOSAT® Delivery System for Melphalan (CHEMOSAT), where it has been used at major medical
centers to treat a wide range of cancers of the liver.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by the Company
or on its behalf. This news release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to certain risks and uncertainties
that can cause actual results to differ materially from those described. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are
not limited to, uncertainties relating to: our ability to repay and comply with the obligations under our senior
secured convertible notes, the timing and results of the Company's clinical trials including without limitation the OM, HCC
,and ICC clinical trial programs, timely enrollment and treatment of patients in the global Phase 3 FOCUS Clinical
Trial for Patients with Hepatic Dominant Ocular Melanoma and the global Phase 2 HCC and ICC clinical trials, IRB or ethics
committee clearance of the Phase 2 HCC/ICC and/or Phase 3 OM protocols from participating sites and the timing
of site activation and subject enrollment in each trial, the impact, if any, of publication of the Phase 3 trial manuscript to
support the Company's efforts, the impact of the presentations at major medical conferences and future clinical results
consistent with the data presented, the impact, if any of ZE reimbursement on potential CHEMOSAT product use and sales in
Germany, clinical adoption, use and resulting sales, if any, for the CHEMOSAT system to deliver
and filter melphalan in Europe, the Company's ability to successfully commercialize the
CHEMOSAT/Melphalan HDS system and the potential of the CHEMOSAT/Melphalan HDS system as a treatment for patients with primary and
metastatic disease in the liver, our ability to obtain reimbursement for the CHEMOSAT system in various markets, the Company's
ability to satisfy the remaining requirements of the FDA's Complete Response Letter and provide the same in a timely manner,
approval of the current or future Melphalan HDS/CHEMOSAT system for delivery and filtration of melphalan for various indications
in the U.S. and/or in foreign markets, actions by the FDA or other foreign regulatory agencies, the Company's ability to
successfully enter into strategic partnership and distribution arrangements in foreign markets and the timing and revenue, if
any, of the same, uncertainties relating to the timing and results of research and development projects, our ability to maintain
NASDAQ listing, and uncertainties regarding the Company's ability to obtain financial and other resources for any research,
development, clinical trials and commercialization activities. These factors, and others, are discussed from time to time in our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they are made.
Contact Information:
Investor Contact:
Anne Marie Fields
LHA
212-838-3777
afields@lhai.com
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