Nes-Ziona, Israel, April 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd. (Nasdaq: ENLV, the “Company”), a clinical-stage macrophage reprogramming immunotherapy company, today announced that the Company completed enrollment of all patients in the Phase II stage of its randomized, controlled, blinded Phase I/II trial of Allocetra™ in patients with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis. Overall, 133 patients were randomized and treated in the Phase II stage.

Oren Hershkovitz, Ph.D, CEO of Enlivex, commented, “We are pleased to have completed the recruitment of patients in the Phase II stage of this trial, which follows the recently announced promising initial efficacy data from the Phase I stage. We therefore reiterate our timeline objective to obtain 3-month topline data by August 2025. We believe Allocetra™ has the potential to transform the way osteoarthritis patients are being treated today, and we are eager to receive the topline data of the trial.”

ABOUT THE PHASE I/II CLINICAL TRIAL IN MODERATE TO SEVERE KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

The multi-center Phase I/II clinical trial consists of two stages. The first stage was a Phase I safety run-in, open-label dose escalation phase to characterize the safety and tolerability of Allocetra™ injections to the target knee, in order to identify the dose and injection regimen for the subsequent Phase II stage.  Recently the Company announced positive interim 3-month and 6-month efficacy data for the first 12 patients treated in this Phase I stage, demonstrating marked statistically significant improvements in all key efficacy endpoints and no safety issues. The Phase II stage, which completed its patient enrollment, is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled multi-center trial. In addition to evaluating safety, the study design includes an interim statistical evaluation, conducted by an independent third party and blinded to the Company, to assess the potential value of the enrollment of up to 50 patients in addition to the originally targeted randomized sample size, and its marginal impact on the p-value of the statistical estimation of the total group and/or specific sub-group. In addition, the study incorporates an independent data safety and monitoring board (DSMB) that reviews the safety data at predefined time points. The trial’s key efficacy end points will evaluate joint-pain and joint-function in comparison to placebo at three months, six months and post treatment, including 12 month follow up. The Company expects a topline data readout from the Phase II stage, including full 3-month endpoints, by August 2025 .

ABOUT KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

Osteoarthritis is by far the most common form of arthritis, affecting more than 32.5 million Americans and more than 300 million individuals worldwide. About half of knees with ACL injuries develop osteoarthritis within 5 to 15 years. 78 million Americans are projected to have osteoarthritis by the year 2040. Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis is particularly prevalent and disabling, with 40% of men and 47% of women developing knee osteoarthritis in their lifetimes. Osteoarthritis accounts for over one million hospitalizations annually in the United States, primarily for total joint replacement. The burden of osteoarthritis is enormous, and the need for treatments that reduce pain and attendant disability for persons with osteoarthritis is critical. There are currently no medications approved by either the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the European Medicines Agency (EMA) that have been demonstrated to arrest, slow or reverse progression of structural damage in the joint.

ABOUT ENLIVEX

Enlivex is a clinical stage macrophage reprogramming immunotherapy company developing Allocetra™, a universal, off-the-shelf cell therapy designed to reprogram macrophages into their homeostatic state. Resetting non-homeostatic macrophages into their homeostatic state is critical for immune system rebalancing and resolution of life-threatening and life debilitating conditions. For more information, visit https://enlivex.com/ .

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ENLIVEX CONTACT

Shachar Shlosberger, CFO
Enlivex Therapeutics, Ltd.
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