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FLORENCE, Italy and BOSTON, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Study met both primary endpoints in patients with ER+/HER2- advanced or mBC

- Elacestrant becomes the first oral SERD with positive topline results in

pivotal study as a monotherapy versus SoC for the treatment of ER+/HER2-

advanced or mBC

- Elacestrant extended PFS in the overall population and the ESR1 mutation

subgroup

- Plans for regulatory submissions in both the United States and Europe in 2022

- Data planned to be presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in

December, 2021

The Menarini Group ("Menarini") and Radius Health, Inc. ("Radius") (NASDAQ:

RDUS) (collectively, the "Companies") today announced positive topline results

from the EMERALD study.

The study was designed to evaluate elacestrant as a monotherapy versus the

standard of care (SoC) for the treatment of ER+/HER2- advanced or metastatic

breast cancer (mBC). There were two primary endpoints: progression-free survival

(PFS) in the overall population and PFS in patients with tumors harboring

Estrogen Receptor 1 (ESR1) mutations.

EMERALD met both primary endpoints, showing statistically significant PFS in the

overall population and ESR1 mutation subgroup. The safety profile of elacestrant

exhibited in EMERALD was similar to that of the previous clinical trial. Given

these results, Menarini and Radius plan on proceeding with regulatory

submissions in both the United States and European Union in 2022. In 2018,

elacestrant received fast track designation from the FDA.

"We are extremely excited as elacestrant is the first oral SERD to show positive

topline results in a pivotal trial as a monotherapy vs SoC for the treatment of

ER+HER2-advanced or mBC." commented Elcin Barker Ergun, Chief Executive Officer

of the Menarini Group. "The results pave the way towards our working with the

regulators to bring elacestrant to patients with ER+/HER2- advanced or

metastatic breast cancer, which remains a huge unmet medical need. Notably, the

topline results were also positive for the ESR1 mutation sub segment, an

important driver of resistance to endocrine therapy in ER+/HER2- mBC patients.

We intend to share the data at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in

December."

Elacestrant is a selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD). It was being

investigated in the Phase 3 EMERALD trial as a potential once daily, oral

treatment, in patients with ER+/ HER2- mBC. Overall, 466 patients were enrolled

in the study, including 220 (47%) with tumors harboring an Estrogen Receptor 1

(ESR1) mutation. ESR1 mutations are important drivers for the development of

resistance to endocrine therapy in ER+/ HER2- mBC patients.

"Advanced /metastatic ER+/HER2- BC pre-treated with endocrine therapy remains an

area of high unmet medical need. Additional therapeutic options for this patient

population are urgently needed" said Dr. Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH of the MGH,

Associate Professor at the Medicine Department at Harvard Medical School, and

Principal Investigator for the EMERALD trial. "The trial results being

statistically significant demonstrate a clinically meaningful improvement of PFS

in the elacestrant group versus endocrine standard of care in patients

previously treated with endocrine therapies and CDK 4/6 inhibitors. The results

provide a significant advancement for patients suffering from this devastating

disease. It was also important to see the positive data for those patients with

ESR1 mutations, known to confer additional resistance to standard endocrine

therapy."

Kelly Martin, Radius' Chief Executive Officer added "completing the EMERALD

trial was a tremendous effort given the myriad of Covid related obstacles across

the globe. Our collective teams did an outstanding job delivering the results of

the trial in a high-quality and, ultimately, successful manner." Martin

continued, "the Menarini Group and its leadership team are terrific partners.

All of us at Radius look forward to supporting them through US NDA submission".

A full evaluation of the data is ongoing. Current plans are to have those

results presented at the upcoming San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in

December, 2021 and to publish them in a peer-reviewed journal.

About Elacestrant (RAD1901) and EMERALD Phase 3 Study

Elacestrant is a selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD), out-licensed to

Menarini Group, which is being evaluated for potential use as a once daily oral

treatment in patients with ER+/ HER2- advanced breast cancer. Studies completed

prior to EMERALD indicate that the compound has the potential for use as a

single agent or in combination with other therapies for the treatment of breast

cancer. The EMERALD Phase 3 trial is a randomized, open label, active-controlled

study evaluating elacestrant as second- or third-line monotherapy in ER+/HER2-

advanced/metastatic breast cancer patients. The study has enrolled 466 patients

who have received prior treatment with one or two lines of endocrine therapy,

including a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor. Patients in the study

were randomized to receive either elacestrant or the investigator's choice of an

approved hormonal agent. The primary endpoint of the study is progression-free

survival (PFS) in the overall patient population and in patients with estrogen

receptor 1 gene (ESR1) mutations. Secondary endpoints include evaluation of

overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), and duration of response

(DOR).

About Menarini

The Menarini Group is a leading international pharmaceutical and diagnostics

company, with a turnover of $4.2 billion and over 17,000 employees. Menarini is

focused on therapeutic areas with high unmet needs with products for cardiology,

oncology, pneumology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, diabetology,

inflammation, and analgesia. With 18 production sites and 10 Research and

Development centers, Menarini's products are available in 140 countries

worldwide. For further information, please visit www.menarini.com

[http://www.menarini.com/].

About Radius

Radius is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on addressing unmet medical

needs in the areas of bone health, orphan diseases, and oncology. Radius' lead

product, TYMLOS� (abaloparatide) injection, was approved by the U.S. Food and

Drug Administration for the treatment of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

at high risk for fracture. The Radius clinical pipeline includes investigational

abaloparatide injection for potential use in the treatment of men with

osteoporosis; an investigational abaloparatide transdermal system for potential

use in the treatment of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis; the

investigational drug, elacestrant (RAD1901), for potential use in the treatment

of hormone-receptor positive breast cancer out-licensed to Menarini Group; and

the investigational drug RAD011, a synthetic cannabidiol oral solution with

potential utilization in multiple endocrine and metabolic orphan diseases,

initially targeting Prader-Willi syndrome.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in

this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be

considered forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements

regarding the expected timing of announcement and publication of the EMERALD

Phase 3 topline results and regulatory submissions in the United States and

European Union.

These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations.

These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and

unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our

actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any

future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the

forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: the

adverse impact the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is having and is expected to

continue to have on our business, financial condition and results of operations,

including our commercial operations and sales, clinical trials, preclinical

studies, and employees; quarterly fluctuation in our financial results; our

dependence on the success of TYMLOS, and our inability to ensure that TYMLOS

will obtain regulatory approval outside the U.S. or be successfully

commercialized in any market in which it is approved, including as a result of

risk related to coverage, pricing and reimbursement; risks related to

competitive products; risks related to our ability to successfully enter into

collaboration, partnership, license or similar agreements; risks related to

clinical trials, including our reliance on third parties to conduct key portions

of our clinical trials and uncertainty that the results of those trials will

support our product candidate claims; the risk that adverse side effects will be

identified during the development of our product candidates or during

commercialization, if approved; risks related to manufacturing, supply and

distribution; and the risk of litigation or other challenges regarding our

intellectual property rights. These and other important risks and uncertainties

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including under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for

the year ending December 31, 2020 and subsequent filings with the SEC, could

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