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Kazia Doses First Patient in Pediatric Brain Cancer Study

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Kazia Doses First Patient in Pediatric Brain Cancer Study

Sydney – September 13, 2026 -- Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA) has dosed the first patient in Arm A of PNOC035, a Phase 2 platform study testing paxalisib combined with gemcitabine for recurrent or progressive atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT), an aggressive pediatric brain cancer with no approved therapies.

Preclinical data showed the combination nearly quadrupled median survival in an AT/RT model

In an orthotopic AT/RT preclinical model, the paxalisib-gemcitabine combination extended median survival from 22 to 82.5 days (p0.0001) and showed complementary anti-tumor activity across multiple AT/RT cell lines. These findings, previously presented at ISPNO, AACR and Neuro-Oncology meetings, formed the scientific basis for advancing into the multicenter PNOC035 trial.

Kazia Therapeutics Closes Oversubscribed Offering, Up to $120M Raised

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Kazia Therapeutics Closes Oversubscribed Offering, Up to $120M Raised

Sydney – September 04, 2026 -- Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA) has closed an oversubscribed, tranched public offering that generated approximately $40 million in upfront gross proceeds, with total potential proceeds reaching approximately $120 million if milestone-linked warrants are fully exercised.

Offering priced above market with milestone-triggered warrant premiums

The combined offering price was set at $15.50 per American Depositary Share (ADS), with both warrant tranches priced at premiums to that level. Series A Warrants carry an exercise price of $17.825 per ADS, a 15% premium, tied to Kazia's Stage IV triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) data readout expected in the second half of 2027. Series B Warrants carry an exercise price of $19.375 per ADS, a 25% premium, tied to the company's HR+/HER2- breast cancer data readout expected in the first half of 2028.