Theralase PDT Technology Used to Treat First Patient for Bladder Cancer

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / April 4, 2017 / Theralase Technologies Inc. (“Theralase®” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: TLT) (OTC PINK: TLTFF), a leading biotech company focused on the commercialization of medical devices to eliminate pain and the development of Photo Dynamic Compounds (“PDCs”) to destroy cancer, announced today that the first patient was treated on March 30, 2017 for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder (“NMIBC”) cancer using its novel Photo Dynamic Therapy (“PDT”) technology.

The PDT treatment procedure involves the instillation of a water based solution of Theralase’s lead anti-cancer PDC, TLD-1433, through the urethra into the bladder of the patient, to allow localization of the PDC to the NMIBC. The bladder is then drained of the solution, flushed with sterile water to remove excess solution and refilled with sterile water via a cystoscope. At this point, a fibre optic assembly, with the ability to both emit and detect laser light, is inserted through the cystoscope, to activate the PDC.

The Phase Ib NMIBC clinical study (“Study”) will be used to evaluate TLD-1433 for the primary endpoints of safety and tolerability, a secondary endpoint of pharmacokinetics (movement and exit of drug within tissue) and an exploratory endpoint of efficacy.

The Study has been designed to treat 3 patients at a lower dose of the PDC and to monitor the patients for 30 days, according to the endpoint criteria above. If successful, then an additional 6 patients will be enrolled into the Study to be treated at a higher dose of the PDC and monitored for 180 days, according to the endpoint criteria.

The next 2 patients in the Study have been enrolled and are currently scheduled for treatment.

Roger Dumoulin-White, President and CEO of Theralase stated that, “This is the first time that the Company’s PDT technology has been used in human clinical testing and represents a major milestone achievement for the Company, significantly de-risking the Company by shifting it from a pre-clinical to now a clinical biotech organization in oncology. Theralase looks forward to successfully treating the next 2 patients and reporting out on the status of the first three patients in the Study in 2Q2017.”

About Theralase Technologies Inc.

Theralase Technologies Inc. (“Theralase®” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: TLT) (OTC PINK: TLTFF) in its Therapeutic Laser Technology (“TLT”) Division designs, manufactures, markets and distributes patented super-pulsed laser technology indicated for the treatment of chronic knee pain, and in off-label use, the elimination of

pain, reduction of inflammation and dramatic acceleration of tissue healing for numerous nerve, muscle and joint conditions. Theralase’s Photo Dynamic Therapy (“PDT”) Division researches and develops specially designed molecules called Photo Dynamic Compounds (“PDCs”), which are able to localize to cancer cells and then when laser light activated, effectively destroy them.

Additional information is available at www.theralase.com and www.sedar.com.

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For More Information:

Roger Dumoulin-White
President & CEO
1.866.THE.LASE (843-5273) ext. 225
416.699.LASE (5273) ext. 225
rwhite@theralase.com
www.theralase.com

SOURCE: Theralase Technologies Inc.

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