Endocyte Granted Orphan Drug Status For Folic Acid By European Commission

About Orphan Drug Designation

European Medicines Agency's Orphan Medicinal Product Designation is designed to promote the development of drugs that may provide significant benefit to patients suffering from rare, life-threatening diseases. This designation will provide ten years of marketing exclusivity if the product candidate is approved for marketing for the designated orphan indication in the European Union. It also provides special incentives for sponsors, including eligibility for protocol assistance and possible exemptions or reductions in certain regulatory fees during development or at the time of application for marketing approval.

About Endocyte

Endocyte is a biopharmaceutical company developing targeted therapies for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. Endocyte uses its proprietary technology to create novel SMDCs and companion imaging diagnostics for personalized targeted therapies. The company's SMDCs actively target receptors that are over-expressed on diseased cells, relative to healthy cells. This targeted approach is designed to enable the treatment of patients with highly active drugs at greater doses, delivered more frequently, and over longer periods of time than would be possible with the untargeted drug alone. The companion imaging diagnostics are designed to identify patients whose disease over-expresses the target of the therapy and who are therefore more likely to benefit from treatment.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain of the statements in this press release are forward looking, such as those, among others, relating to the planned submission of EU marketing authorization applications and the expected availability of data from the PROCEED trial. Actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected or implied in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such a difference include the prolonged unavailability of Doxil, adverse regulatory developments, and the fact that clinical data from one trial may not be replicated in a subsequent trial. More information about the risks and uncertainties faced by Endocyte, Inc. is contained in the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Endocyte, Inc. disclaims any intention or obligation

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