EAST SETAUKET, N.Y., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LIXT) announced today that it had filed a patent application for the use of compounds the company is developing for treatment of brain tumors as potential treatments for neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease.

Dr. John S. Kovach, President and CEO of Lixte, said, "Lixte has developed a series of novel compounds that inhibit the growth of common brain cancers of adults and children in mouse models. We have now found that some variants of these compounds have effects on brain cells that are believed to be potentially useful for the treatment of common neurodegenerative brain diseases. Since Lixte is focused primarily on developing anti-cancer drugs, we are exploring partnerships with companies that have expertise and research programs in the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease."

About Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc.:

Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. is a cancer therapeutics and diagnostics company. Founded as a biomarker-diagnostics company in 2005, Lixte develops new chemotherapy drugs targeting molecular abnormalities of common human cancers.

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