Napo Pharmaceuticals, a Jaguar Health Family Company, to Exhibit at Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress in Support of Company’s Expanding Focus on Cancer Supportive Care

Jaguar planning to begin commercial launch of FDA-approved Gelclair prescription gel for oral mucositis (also called "chemo mouth") in Q3 2024

Company to feature "Make Cancer Less Shitty" patient advocacy program at ONS Congress

SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / April 22, 2024 / Jaguar Health, Inc. ( NASDAQ:JAGX ) ("Jaguar") today announced that Jaguar family company Napo Pharmaceuticals ("Napo") is exhibiting at the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress taking place April 24-28, 2024 in Washington, DC.

"We look forward to driving awareness among the oncology nursing community at this event about Jaguar's expanding focus on cancer supportive care," said Lisa Conte, Jaguar's president and CEO. "We are expanding our footprint beyond HIV-related supportive care to include cancer-related supportive care, and our recent in-licensing of the oral mucositis product Gelclair is a first building block. Results are forthcoming for our pivotal Phase 3 OnTarget trial of crofelemer for cancer therapy-related diarrhea, an indication we also refer to as chemotherapy-induced overactive bowel (CIOB) - which includes symptoms such as unpredictable and/or chronic debilitating diarrhea and GI urgency."

Oral mucositis is among the most common, painful, and debilitating cancer treatment-related side effects. Also called "chemo mouth," oral mucositis has emerged as the most significant adverse event in oncology according to a National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) task force. ¹ An FDA-approved prescription product, Gelclair is a protective gel with a mechanical action indicated for the management of pain and relief of pain by adhering to the mucosal surface of the mouth, soothing oral lesions of various etiologies, including oral mucositis/stomatitis. Unlike other products for oral mucositis, it is not a numbing agent and does not sting the mouth.

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"Nurses play a vital role in providing integrated supportive care to cancer survivors to meet various physical, psychological, and social support needs," added Conte. "Jaguar and Napo acknowledge the rigors of both short-term and perpetual treatment and do not believe any cancer therapy-related side effect, whether it is extreme fatigue, debilitating diarrhea, oral mucositis, hair loss, chronic pain, or others, should ever be viewed as ‘acceptable' or ‘tolerable.' We live in the age targeted therapies, and thanks to these amazing drugs cancer patients are living longer - 5, 10, 20 years. Targeted therapies often lead to more severe side effects, however, and patients want to live, not just survive."