PETACH TIKVA, Israel, Nov. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (TASE: CFBI), (OTCQB: CANFY), a biotechnology company with a pipeline of proprietary small molecule drugs that address inflammatory and cancer diseases, announced today that it executed confidentiality agreements with 10 established pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with respect to potential negotiations for the commercialization of CF101 for the treatment of autoimmune inflammatory indications. As previously indicated, Can-Fite expects to release the clinical data from its Phase IIb CF101 study in Rheumatoid Arthritis during the last two weeks of 2013.

"We look forward to the data release from the Phase IIb advanced clinical study of CF101 for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. The company is also excited about the interest expressed by the pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with which it recently executed confidentiality agreements," stated Can-Fite's Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Pnina Fishman.

CF101 is the most advanced drug candidate in Can-Fite's pipeline and is currently being developed for the treatment of autoimmune inflammatory indications including Rheumatoid Arthritis (Phase IIb) and Psoriasis (Phase II/III).  According to GlobalData, the global Rheumatoid Arthritis market in 2010 was approximately $12 billion and is estimated to increase to $18 billion by 2020.  The psoriasis market has been estimated by GlobalData at $3.3Billion in 2010 and is likewise estimated to increase to $6.7 billion by 2018.

As previously announced by Can-Fite on October 15, 2013, the CF101 drug, as developed by Can-Fite, was recently selected as one of the "Top Autoimmune/Anti-Inflammatory Disease Projects to Watch" by Elsevier Business Intelligence, the publisher of In Vivo and The Pink Sheet, and a global leader in the field of healthcare industry information. Many companies selected by Elsevier in previous years have gone on to establish major partnerships with large pharmaceutical companies.

About Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd.
Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd is an Israeli public company, the ordinary shares of which are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (the "TASE") (TASE: CFBI). Level II American Depository Receipts of Can-Fite are traded on the U.S. Over-the-Counter Markets (the "OTC Markets") (OTCQB: CANFY). Can-Fite, which commenced business activity in 2000, was founded by Pnina Fishman, Ph.D., researcher in the Rabin Medical Center, and Ilan Cohn Ph.D., patent attorney and senior partner at Reinhold Cohn Patent Attorneys in Israel. Dr. Fishman serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Can-Fite. Dr. Fishman founded Can-Fite on the basis of her scientific findings, and Can-Fite is focused on the development of small molecule orally bioavailable drugs, in particular, ligands that bind to the A3 adenosine receptor. Such drugs mediate anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects and are suggested as a biological predictive marker. Can-Fite's lead drug candidate, CF101, is in clinical development for the treatment of autoimmune inflammatory diseases.  Can-Fite's CF102 drug candidate is being developed for the treatment of liver diseases and its CF602 drug is being developed for the treatment of inflammation and sexual dysfunction.  To date, more than 700 patients have participated in clinical trials conducted by Can-Fite. Can-Fite previously licensed its activity in the ophthalmic field to OphthaliX Inc., in which it holds a controlling interest and which is currently listed on the OTC Markets (OTCQB: OPLI).

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