Kala Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

-- Planning to Initiate Phase 2/3 Trial of KPI-012 for Persistent Corneal Epithelial Defect (PCED) in 4Q 2022; Topline Data Expected in 1Q 2024 --
-- Ended Quarter with $52.4 million in Cash; Sufficient for Funding Operations into 2Q 2024 --

ARLINGTON, Mass., Nov. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:KALA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research, development and commercialization of innovative therapies for rare diseases of the eye, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022 and provided a corporate update.

“We continue to advance our proprietary mesenchymal stem cell secretome (MSC-S) platform and expect to submit an investigational new drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during the fourth quarter of 2022 for KPI-012 for the treatment of PCED,” said Mark Iwicki, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Kala. “Pending IND clearance, we plan to initiate our Phase 2/3 clinical trial in the fourth quarter of 2022, marking a significant step toward our goal of delivering the promise of MSC-S-based therapies to people living with rare and severe ocular diseases.”

PCED is a clinically burdensome condition with high unmet needs. It affects approximately 100,000 people in the United States each year and, if left untreated, can lead to infection, corneal ulceration or perforation, scarring, opacification and significant vision loss. Based on its multifactorial mechanism of action and preclinical and clinical data generated to-date, Kala believes KPI-012 may represent a significant advancement in the treatment of PCED and could become the first approved treatment for PCED across all its various etiologies. Kala also plans to explore the potential of its MSC-S platform for other rare corneal disease indications where it believes its secretome-based approach could deliver benefit.