TEL AVIV, Israel, May 04, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kitov Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:KTOV) (TASE:KTOV), a  late-stage drug development company, today announced that Dr. J. Paul Waymack, Kitov’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Medical Officer will present at the upcoming PIONEERS 2016 conference, presented by Joseph Gunnar & Co. LLC, taking place on May 5, 2016 in New York.

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About Kitov Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd.
Kitov Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd. is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutic candidates for the simultaneous treatment of various clinical conditions. In particular, Kitov focuses on developing combinations of existing drugs in advanced stages of development. Kitov's lead drug, KIT-302, is formulated for the simultaneous treatment of two clinical conditions – pain caused by osteoarthritis (OA) and hypertension (high blood pressure), which can be pre-existing or caused by the treatment for OA. KIT-302 is based on celecoxib, the active ingredient of a known and approved-for-use drug designed primarily to relieve pain caused by OA, and the generic drug amlodipine besylate. Kitov is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market (KTOV) and the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (KTOV).

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Contact:
Simcha Rock, CFO
+972-2-6254124
Simcha@kitovpharma.com

Bob Yedid
Managing Director
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
646-597-6989
bob@LifeSciAdvisors.com

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