MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (OTCQB: PPCB) ("Propanc Biopharma" or the "Company"), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on development of new and proprietary treatments for cancer patients suffering from solid tumors, such as pancreatic, ovarian and colorectal cancers, today announced that the Company received a positive reception after presenting at the prestigious 25^th Annual NewsMakers in the Biotech Industry Conference last Friday, September 7^th, at the Millennium Broadway Hotel and Conference Center in New York, as well as certain business updates discussed below. Management wishes to thank their gracious hosts at BioCentury for the opportunity to present at the prestigious conference, where only 45 companies were handpicked to present their stories to institutional investors in the biotech sector.

The presentation was well attended, where James Nathanielsz, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, discussed recent scientific advancements of its lead product candidate, PRP, and its ability to suppress the cancer stem cell population, which the Company plans to submit for publication to a peer reviewed scientific journal.

"We have demonstrated using both in vitro (cell line) and in vivo (animal) data that PRP effectively suppresses cancer stem cells ("CSCs") by suppressing key genes, which are critical to controlling their population and reducing the risk of tumor recurrence, clinically. Furthermore, we discovered a key gene target for drug developers, Rac1B, which increased as a result of PRP treatment. This gene suppresses cellular motility and proliferation of CSCs by ultimately inhibiting TGF-β, a known growth factor responsible for tumorigenesis and metastasis," said Mr. Nathanielsz. "We remain excited by these important discoveries, as suppressing the CSCs population whilst avoiding potential unwanted side effects towards normal stem cells means we have a targeted therapy that can control the spread of cancer. Metastasis, or spreading cancer, remains the main cause of patient death from cancer."

During the presentation at the conference, Mr. Nathanielsz explained the current anticipated timelines for commencing the Company's engineering run and full scale GMP manufacturing batch of PRP, emphasising that management's focus was to identify a suitable source of capital as it prepares for filling its drug product for clinical trials, as well as the goal of reducing the Company's debt on the balance sheet by increasing equity investment. Management was pleased to receive interest at the conference and is currently looking into potential financing options with its advisors and investment banking team.

In addition, Mr. Nathanielsz met with Zack's Small Cap Research during the conference, to discuss and evaluate the strength of the Company's intellectual property portfolio, which management believes is greatly undervalued in comparison to other cancer stem cell companies, taking into consideration the Company's recent advancements of two patents into national phase (i.e. the approval process for a patent within a jurisdiction from an individual patent office), with a third patent entering national phase in key global regions later this year.

"We wish to assure our shareholders that we are working extremely diligently to identify potential suitable sources of capital to support the growth of the Company, including advancing our lead product, PRP, as well as strengthening our balance sheet, as we look to progress towards commencing a first-in-human study of PRP. Presenting at the NewsMakers Conference was a fantastic opportunity to present to sophisticated healthcare investors managing billions of dollars in their portfolios, who understand the space we're in, and appreciate the uniqueness of our technology. We will continue to provide shareholder updates as we progress with our goals," continued Mr. Nathanielsz.

The Company's presentation was filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 7, 2018, and is also available on the Company's website at https://ir.propanc.com/presentations.

To view Propanc Biopharma's "Mechanism of Action" video on anti-cancer product candidate, PRP, please click on the following link: http://www.propanc.com/news-media/video

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About Propanc Biopharma, Inc.:
Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (the "Company") is a biopharmaceutical company developing new cancer treatments initially for patients suffering from pancreatic, ovarian and colorectal cancers. The Company has developed a formulation of anti-cancer compounds, which exert a number of effects designed to control or prevent tumors from recurring and spreading throughout the body by targeting and eradicating cancer stem cells. The Company's products involve or employ pancreatic proenzymes, which are inactive precursors of enzymes. In the near term, the Company intends to target patients with limited remaining therapeutic options for the treatment of solid tumors. In the future, the Company intends to develop its lead product candidate, PRP, to treat early stage cancer and pre-cancerous diseases, and as a preventative measure for patients at risk of developing cancer based on genetic screening.

PRP is a solution for intravenous administration of a combination of two pancreatic proenzymes trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen. Progressing towards a first-in-human study, PRP seeks to prevent recurrence and metastasis from solid tumors by targeting and eradicating cancer stem cells. Eighty percent of cancers are solid tumors and metastasis is the main cause of patient death from cancer. According to the World Health Organization, 8.2 million people died from cancer in 2012. A report by IMS Health states innovative therapies are driving the global oncology market to meet demand, which is expected to reach $150 billion by 2020. The Company's initial target patient populations are pancreatic, ovarian and colorectal cancers, representing an estimated combined market segment of $14 billion in 2020, according to GBI Research.

For more information, visit the Company at www.propanc.com.

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