Novus Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2019 Financial Results

Novus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVUS), a specialty pharmaceutical
company focused on developing products for patients with disorders of
the ear, nose, and throat (ENT), today announced financial results for
the quarter ended March 31, 2019.

Operational Highlights

• Announced results of two single-dose OP0201 phase 1 clinical trials,
  demonstrating safety and tolerability in healthy adults (study C-001)
  and in adults with acute otitis media (study C-004)
• Completed enrollment of multi-dose OP0201 phase 1 clinical trial in
  healthy adults (study C-002, three doses daily for 14-days), with
  results expected next month
• Initiated enrollment of multi-dose OP0201 exploratory phase 2a
  clinical trial in infants and children with acute otitis media (study
  C-006, two doses daily for 10-days)

“We had a very productive first quarter with the completion of two
single-dose safety and tolerability OP0201 clinical trials,” said
Gregory J. Flesher, CEO of Novus Therapeutics. “In addition, we
completed enrollment of our 14-day safety and tolerability study in
healthy adults and expect to report results next month.”

“In February we announced the initiation of our first phase 2 study, an
exploratory phase 2a clinical trial designed to explore the effects of a
10-day course of OP0201 treatment in combination with oral antibiotics
in infants and children with acute otitis media. With the recently
completed $10.7 million financing, we plan to expand enrollment of this
study from 50 to approximately 140 patients and now expect to report
results in the first half of 2020,” concluded Mr. Flesher.

Financial Results for First Quarter 2019

For the three-months ended March 31, 2019, Novus reported a net loss of
$4.9 million, or $0.52 per share, compared to a net loss of $2.8
million, or $0.36 per share, for the same period in 2018. The company
had $9.1 million in cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2019.

R&D expenses were $3.0 million during the three-months ended March 31,
2019, compared to $1.1 million for the same period in 2018. We expect
R&D expenses to increase in subsequent periods as we advance our OP0201
program.

G&A expenses were $1.9 million during the three-months ended March 31,
2019, compared to $1.7 million for the same period in 2018.

Upcoming Milestones

• June 2019 – Results of OP0201 phase 1 study C-002
• June 2019 – Poster presentation of OP0201 phase 1 study C-001 data at
  the 20th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media
  (June 9-13, Los Angeles, CA)
• 1H 2020 – Results of OP0201 phase 2a study C-006

About Novus Therapeutics

Novus Therapeutics, Inc. (Novus) is a specialty pharmaceutical company
focused on developing products for patients with disorders of the ear,
nose, and throat (ENT). The Company has two platform technologies, each
with the potential to be developed for multiple indications. Novus’ lead
program (OP0201) is a surfactant-based nasal aerosol drug-device
combination product candidate being developed as a potential
first-in-class treatment option for patients at risk for, or with,
otitis media (OM), which is middle ear inflammation and effusion with or
without infection. Globally, OM affects more than 700 million adults and
children every year, with over half of the cases occurring in children
under five years of age. OM is one of the most common disorders seen in
pediatric practice, and in the U.S. is a leading cause of health care
visits and the most frequent reason children are prescribed antibiotics
or undergo surgery. Novus also has a foam-based drug delivery technology
platform (OP01xx), which may be developed in the future to deliver drugs
into the ear, nasal, and sinus cavities. For more information please
visit novustherapeutics.com.

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common stock and warrant financing, including the satisfaction of the
closing conditions, and the use of anticipated proceeds; expectations
regarding the timing for the commencement and completion of product
development or clinical trials, including the four ongoing OP0201
clinical trials; expectations regarding the success of clinical trials;
the rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical utility of the
company’s products; the company’s commercialization, marketing and
manufacturing capabilities and strategy; the company’s intellectual
property position and strategy; the company’s ability to identify
additional products or product candidates with significant commercial
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capital requirements and needs for additional financing; developments
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various important factors, including: the ability to develop
commercially viable product formulations; the sufficiency of the
company’s cash resources; the ability to obtain necessary regulatory and
ethics approvals to commence additional clinical trials; whether data
from early clinical trials will be indicative of the data that will be
obtained from future clinical trials; whether the results of clinical
trials will warrant submission for regulatory approval of any
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