Investor R&D event on April 13^th to highlight new preclinical data to be presented at AACR Annual Meeting

Strong cash position following $28.75M initial public offering and $31.25M private placement

PHILADELPHIA, March 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Context Therapeutics Inc. (“Context” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CNTX), a women’s oncology company developing small molecule and immunotherapy treatments for breast and gynecological cancers, today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021, and highlighted recent corporate accomplishments.

“Context has bolstered our corporate, financial, and scientific efforts over the past two quarters. We’ve grown our R&D and operations teams, reported positive data on lead product candidate onapristone extended release (“ONA-XR”) in early breast cancer, and closed on a $31.25M private placement, which combined with our IPO, extends our cash runway into 2024,” said Martin Lehr, CEO of Context Therapeutics. “We’ve set our sights on another exciting year as we work to realize the potential of our pipeline to advance treatments for women’s cancers. We’re looking forward to preliminary data from several of the ONA-XR Phase 2 clinical trials in 2022 and announcing our Claudin 6 x CD3 bispecific antibody clinical candidate for ovarian and endometrial cancers.”

Fourth Quarter 2021 and Recent Corporate Highlights

Pipeline Updates

• In March 2022, announced the acceptance of five abstracts that highlight new preclinical data on ONA-XR and Claudin 6 (CLDN6) programs that will be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting (AACR) 2022, taking place April 8-13 in New Orleans, LA. Details about the presentations can be found here. On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 11 a.m. ET, Context will host an investor R&D webinar with the Company’s management team and AACR presenters to discuss the results from these presentations. Following the formal presentation, the Context team, along with AACR presenters, will be available for questions. To register for this event, please click here: https://edisongroup.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AczVH-d_QMy5qcT_enL3ww
• Additionally in 2022, the Company anticipates selecting a candidate to support IND-enabling studies for its second clinical program, an anti-CD3 x anti-CLDN6 antigen bispecific monoclonal antibody (bsAb) intended to redirect T-cell-mediated lysis toward malignant cells expressing CLDN6.
• In December 2021, announced data from a window-of-opportunity clinical trial of ONA-XR in postmenopausal patients with progesterone receptor positive (PR+) early breast cancer that demonstrated ONA-XR significantly increased suppression of tumor cell proliferation. The data was presented during the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
• Enrollment continues in three Phase 2 clinical trials and one Phase 1b/2 clinical trial of ONA-XR including first line (1L) ER+, PR+, HER2- metastatic breast cancer (MBC), second or third line (2L/3L) ER+, PR+, HER2- MBC, PR+ granulosa cell tumor of the ovary, and PR+ recurrent endometrial cancer. Context expects to report preliminary data from the 1L ER+, PR+, HER2- MBC and PR+ recurrent endometrial cancer clinical trials in mid-2022 and preliminary data from the 2L/3L ER+, PR+, HER2- MBC, and PR+ granulosa cell tumor of the ovary clinical trials in the second half of 2022.

Corporate Updates

• In March 2022, participated in the Sachs 15th Annual European Life Sciences CEO Forum.
• In January 2022, announced the appointments of Christopher Beck as SVP of Operations and Mark Fletcher, Ph.D., as VP of R&D.
• Also in January 2022, participated on the “Women’s Health: Progress and Innovation Continue to Drive Increased Investor Interest” panel at Biotech Showcase™ 2022.
• In December 2021, announced that the Company closed its private placement for the sale of 5,000,000 shares of common stock of Context Therapeutics together with warrants to purchase 5,000,000 shares of common stock, which resulted in gross proceeds to Context of approximately $31.25 million, before deducting offering expenses.

Full Year 2021 Financial Results

• Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash were $49.7 million at December 31, 2021, compared to $0.3 million at December 31, 2020.
• Acquired in-process research and development expense was $3.1 million for 2021 which reflects the fair value of consideration paid/issued under a collaboration and license agreement for the development of CLDN6.
• Research and development (R&D) expenses were $3.8 million for 2021, as compared to $1.6 million for the same period in 2020. The increase in R&D expenses was primarily driven by increased preclinical and clinical costs related to our ONA-XR and CLDN6 programs.
• General and administrative (G&A) expenses were $3.6 million for 2021, as compared to $0.9 million for the same period in 2020. The increase in G&A expenses was primarily driven by increased costs related to employee compensation, as well as higher insurance and professional fees to support ongoing business operations and compliance obligations associated with being a publicly traded company.
• Context reported a net loss of $10.5 million for 2021, as compared to net income of $6.6 million for the same period in 2020.
  

2022 Financial Guidance
Context expects that its cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund its operations into 2024.

About Context Therapeutics^®
Context Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CNTX), is a women’s oncology company developing small molecule and immunotherapy treatments to transform care for breast and gynecological cancers. The Company’s robust clinical program for lead candidate onapristone extended release (ONA-XR) comprises three Phase 2 clinical trials and one Phase 1b/2 clinical trial in hormone-driven breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancer. ONA-XR is a novel, first-in-class small molecule under development as a potent and specific antagonist of the progesterone receptor, a key unchecked mechanism in hormone-driven women’s cancers. Context is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. For more information, visit www.contexttherapeutics.com.

Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” that involve substantial risks and uncertainties for purposes of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this press release regarding strategy, future operations, prospects, plans and objectives of management, including words such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "intend," and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) are forward-looking statements. These include, without limitation, statements regarding (i) the expectation to report preliminary data from our trials, including in mid-2022 and in the second half of 2022, (ii) the expectation to select a candidate to support IND-enabling studies for our CLDN6 program in 2022, (iii) having sufficient cash to fund our operations into 2024, (iv) the results of our clinical trials, (v) the potential benefits of the product candidates, (vi) the likelihood data will support future development, (vii) the ability of the Company and its employees to participate in and present at conferences, and (viii) the likelihood of obtaining regulatory approval of our product candidates. Forward-looking statements in this release involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, and we, therefore cannot assure you that our plans, intentions, expectations or strategies will be attained or achieved. Other factors that may cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements in this press release are discussed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the section titled “Risk Factors” contained therein. Except as otherwise required by law, we disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.

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