NuCana plc (NASDAQ:NCNA) ("NuCana" or the "Company") announced that the European Patent Office ("EPO") has granted an important patent covering the composition of matter for NUC-7738.

This patent (EP 3683225) is a key component of the patent protection for NUC-7738, which currently consists of over 85 issued patents worldwide. The composition-of-matter patent covers the chemical structure of NUC-7738, NuCana’s novel anti-cancer agent currently being evaluated in the Phase 2 part of a Phase 1/2 clinical study (NuTide:701) in combination with Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) in patients with PD-1 inhibitor-resistant metastatic melanoma.

Securing this patent represents an important milestone for NuCana, further strengthening the Company’s long-term global intellectual property strategy and the potential commercial protection of NUC-7738.