Boston Therapeutics Announces FDA Acceptance of IND to Initiate a Clinical Trial of BTI-320 to Treat Type ll Diabetes and Weight Loss

MANCHESTER, NH--(Marketwired - Dec 10, 2014) - Boston Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: BTHE), a developer of complex carbohydrate therapeutics to treat diabetes and inflammatory diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has accepted the company's Investigational New Drug Application ("IND") for BTI-320 to treat Type 2 diabetes and weight management. The primary endpoints for the multicenter trial are the mean change in Hemoglobin A1c (or HbA1c) and weight loss. The Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston will be the lead clinic in the trial, which is planned to begin in the first quarter of 2015.

David Platt, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Boston Therapeutics, said, "Earlier this year, we completed a U.S.-based Phase IIb study of BTI-320 in patients with Type 2 diabetes and reported positive topline results. The results of our studies to date provided us with information on different patient populations and doses that have allowed us to design a protocol for this trial using mean change in HbA1c as the primary endpoint, which is the standard for measuring efficacy in currently available diabetes therapies."

This study is being designed as a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, international multicenter study with two treatment arms. It will evaluate the effect of BTI-320 in addition to current treatment with metformin, Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4), sulfonylureas and/or long-acting insulin analog on glucose control in patients with Type 2 diabetes. The primary efficacy endpoint of the trial is the mean change in HbA1c levels from baseline at 24 weeks. The study will be conducted at number of international centers located in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia. Up to 360 subjects will be enrolled and treated in the study.

About BTI-320

BTI-320 is a non-systemic chewable complex carbohydrate-based compound designed to reduce post-meal elevation of blood glucose. BTI-320 is a proprietary polysaccharide to be taken before meals and works in the gastrointestinal tract to block the action of carbohydrate-hydrolyzing enzymes that break down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars, reducing the availability of glucose for absorption into the bloodstream.

About Boston Therapeutics, Inc.

Boston Therapeutics, headquartered in Manchester, NH, (OTCQB: BTHE) is an innovator in designing compounds using complex carbohydrate chemistry. The company's product pipeline is focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic molecules that address diabetes and inflammatory diseases, including: BTI-320, a non-systemic chewable therapeutic compound designed to reduce post-meal glucose elevation, and IPOXYN, an injectable anti-necrosis drug designed initially to treat lower limb ischemia associated with diabetes. The company also developed and markets sugardown®, a non-systemic complex carbohydrate-based dietary food supplement designed to support healthy blood glucose. More information is available at www.bostonti.com.

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