MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (OTC:PPCB) (“Propanc” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company developing new cancer treatments for patients suffering from recurring and metastatic cancer, announced today that the first allowance for an important patent family was received from the Australian Patent Office. The allowed claims capture different dosage regimens, including those to be the focus of ongoing research, as the Company’s lead product candidate, PRP, advances towards clinical trials for the treatment of patients with advanced solid tumors.

The key patent application, citing proenzyme compositions, is one of four patent families, consisting of 65 patents either in force or pending, and is the first to be allowed covering high doses of two proenzymes trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen for the treatment of cancer. As a result, examination of patent applications in a number of other jurisdictions can be expedited where the Australian claims will be utilized for supplementary examination.

“The approval of this key patent application in Australia is a significant step forward for our intellectual property portfolio and is especially important as we prepare for entering the clinic in Australia,” said James Nathanielsz, Propanc’s Chief Executive Officer.

Dr Julian Kenyon, Propanc’s Chief Scientific Officer said, “The aim of our first clinical trial will be to identify the maximum tolerated dose patients with advanced solid tumors, knowing that we continue to expand our intellectual property portfolio as a world first in the cancer field using a novel proenzyme treatment approach, helps build confidence that we are on track with our research.”

About Propanc Biopharma, Inc.

Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) is developing a novel approach to prevent recurrence and metastasis of solid tumors by using pancreatic proenzymes that target and eradicate cancer stem cells in patients suffering from pancreatic, ovarian and colorectal cancers. For more information, please visit www.propanc.com.

The Company’s novel proenzyme therapy is based on the science that enzymes stimulate biological reactions in the body, especially enzymes secreted by the pancreas. These pancreatic enzymes could represent the body’s primary defense against cancer.

To view the Company’s “Mechanism of Action” video on its anti-cancer lead product candidate, PRP, please click on the following link: http://www.propanc.com/news-media/video

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