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FDA’s rolling review process is intended to facilitate expedited review, enabling FDA to begin evaluating completed sections of the NDA before the full application is submitted

Palvella remains on track to complete the NDA submission in the second half of 2026

QTORIN™ rapamycin has the potential to become the first FDA-approved therapy and standard of care for the estimated more than 30,000 individuals with microcystic lymphatic malformations in the U.S.

WAYNE, Pa., June 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Palvella Therapeutics, Inc. (Palvella or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: PVLA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for serious, rare skin diseases and vascular malformations for which there are no U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapies, announced today that FDA has granted rolling review for the Company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for QTORIN™ rapamycin for the treatment of microcystic lymphatic malformations (microcystic LMs).

“We remain on track to complete submission of the QTORIN™ rapamycin NDA in the second half of 2026 and intend to utilize the benefits of rolling review, Breakthrough Therapy and Fast Track designations to support an efficient path toward potential approval,” said Wes Kaupinen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Palvella Therapeutics. “Following the positive Phase 3 SELVA results, our focus is clear: move with urgency to advance QTORIN™ rapamycin as the potential first FDA-approved therapy for patients and families affected by microcystic LMs, a serious, lifelong rare disease with no approved treatment options.”

Microcystic LMs are a rare, chronically debilitating genetic disease driven by dysregulation of the PI3K/mTOR pathway. Malformed lymphatic vessels can protrude through the skin, persistently leak and bleed, and cause recurrent infections, cellulitis and hospitalization. Published natural history data demonstrate that microcystic LMs are persistent and progressive and do not spontaneously regress. Surgery, sclerotherapy and laser can be limited by recurrence and repeated procedures, while systemic PI3K/mTOR inhibitors may be constrained by chronic safety and tolerability considerations, particularly in children, and by challenges in achieving sufficient exposure in affected skin. Advances in molecular genetics have established dysregulated PI3K/mTOR signaling as a central disease driver, supporting precision, mechanism-based treatment. QTORIN™ rapamycin is designed to deliver rapamycin directly to pathogenic skin tissue to achieve local, on-target inhibition of disease-driving mTOR signaling while minimizing systemic exposure. There are no FDA-approved treatments for the estimated 30,000 or more people diagnosed with microcystic LMs in the United States.

Rolling review is an FDA regulatory feature available to programs with Fast Track or Breakthrough Therapy designation and is intended to facilitate expedited FDA review of applications for therapies addressing serious conditions with unmet medical need. Rolling review allows Palvella to submit completed sections of the QTORIN™ rapamycin NDA as they become available, enabling FDA review to proceed while the Company completes the remainder of the application.

QTORIN™ rapamycin has received Breakthrough Therapy, Orphan Drug and Fast Track designations from FDA for the treatment of microcystic LMs.

About Palvella Therapeutics

Founded and led by rare disease biotech veterans, Palvella Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PVLA) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies to treat patients living with serious, rare skin diseases and vascular malformations for which there are no FDA-approved therapies. Palvella is developing a broad pipeline of product candidates based on its patented QTORIN™ platform, with an initial focus on serious, rare skin diseases and vascular malformations, many of which are lifelong in nature. Palvella’s lead product candidate, QTORIN™ 3.9% rapamycin anhydrous gel (QTORIN™ rapamycin), is currently being developed for the treatment of microcystic lymphatic malformations, cutaneous venous malformations, and clinically significant angiokeratomas. Palvella’s second product candidate, QTORIN™ pitavastatin, is currently being developed for the treatment of disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis. For more information, please visit www.palvellatx.com or follow Palvella on LinkedIn or X (formerly known as Twitter).

QTORIN™ rapamycin and QTORIN™ pitavastatin are for investigational use only and neither has been approved by the FDA or by any other regulatory agency for any indication.

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Contact Information

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Wesley H. Kaupinen
Founder and CEO
Palvella Therapeutics
wes.kaupinen@palvellatx.com

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Marcy Nanus
Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs
Palvella Therapeutics
marcy.nanus@palvellatx.com