PTI Triple Combination which Includes First-in-Class Amplifier Outperformed PTI Double Combination of a Proprietary Corrector and Potentiator
Launching Two Registrational Studies in 2020 – the MORE Trial in the Common Genotype and the CHOICES Trial in Rare Genotypes
BOSTON, MA, USA I December 17, 2019 I Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTI), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of groundbreaking therapies to treat cystic fibrosis (CF), today announced positive topline results from the Company’s global, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, 28-day, Phase 2 study evaluating its proprietary cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator combinations in F508del homozygous and heterozygous CF subjects 18 years of age and older.
The trial is designed to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of PTI’s once-daily proprietary combinations, 300 mg of dirocaftor (PTI-808) and 600 mg of posenacaftor (PTI-801), with or without 10 mg of nesolicaftor (PTI-428), or placebo, over a four week treatment period. A total of 28 F508del homozygous and 40 F508del heterozygous subjects were enrolled into the doublet, triplet or placebo arms. The compounds were generally well tolerated and the majority of reported adverse events were mild to moderate in severity. Most subjects enrolled in the Phase 2 study carried a high disease burden, with over 80 percent of subjects trying and failing to enroll into trials of currently approved modulators due to ineligibility.
Homozygous subjects receiving the triple combination experienced a mean absolute improvement in ppFEV1 of 8 percentage points over pooled placebo at day 28 (p ≤ 0.01, 95% CI 3, 12; n=11). Improvements in lung function were the highest in high disease burden subgroups, predefined as subjects with ppFEV1 <70 at baseline (+10 ppFEV1, n=9), subjects with at least 2 pulmonary exacerbations within 12 months prior to study (+12 ppFEV1, n=5) and poor responders to prior CFTR modulators (+12 ppFEV1, n=7). Sweat chloride concentration in homozygous subjects receiving dirocaftor, posenacaftor and nesolicaftor demonstrated a mean improvement of -29 mmol/L at day 28 (p < 0.0005, 95% CI -42, -16; n=11) compared to pooled placebo.
In the homozygous population, the magnitude of the improvements in the ppFEV1 and sweat chloride concentration at day 28 with the dirocaftor, posenacaftor and nesolicaftor were higher than those observed in subjects receiving the double combination of dirocaftor and posenacaftor. These observations highlight the contribution of nesolicaftor to the overall efficacy of the triple combination.
In PTI’s first clinical study with F508del heterozygous population, 40 subjects with at least 26 different genotypes were enrolled. As expected, given the mechanism of action of CFTR modulators, a broad range of ppFEV1 and sweat chloride responses were observed in these subjects. For those on active treatment, ppFEV1 responses ranged from -13 to +20 and sweat chloride concentration responses ranged from +12 mmol/L to -79 mmol/L. Changes in sweat chloride concentration were statistically significant (p<0.01). Responder rate, defined as ppFEV1 improvement of 5 percentage points or more, was three times as high in subjects who received active vs. placebo. Mean changes in ppFEV1 were not statistically significant in the heterozygous population.
“Evidenced by the variability of subject response and tolerability to currently approved CFTR modulators, it remains clear that the CF community is in need of additional CFTR modulator options. The latest data from the dirocaftor, posenacaftor and nesolicaftor combination suggests that, even in a population with high disease burden and including subjects who were not eligible for studies of currently approved CFTR modulators, this triple combination demonstrated remarkable outcomes across key study endpoints and performed well in the most challenging disease settings, including those subjects with at least two pulmonary exacerbations within 12 months prior to study entry,” said Jennifer Taylor-Cousar, M.D., M.S.C.S., Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, and Co-Director and CF Therapeutics Development Network Center Director of the Adult CF Program at National Jewish Health. “I look forward to the upcoming MORE and CHOICES pivotal studies, and to seeing people with CF potentially benefit from a broader treatment armamentarium.”
Based on these results, the Company is planning to launch a global, Phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled, MORE trial (Modulator Options to RestorE CFTR study) in CF subjects with the common F508del homozygous mutation, beginning in 2020. The MORE trial complements the CHOICES trial (Crossover trial based on Human Organoid Individual response in CF – Efficacy Study), which is designed to evaluate the translation of organoid ex-vivo response to potential clinical benefit in patients with rare mutations. CHOICES, which is also expected to initiate in 2020, will be the first ever personalized medicine-based study in CF.
“We look forward to advancing our triple combination into a pivotal study next year, while simultaneously pursuing a personalized medicine clinical and regulatory pathway together with the HIT-CF funded through the European Commission Horizon 2020 program. We are very grateful to the patients, their families and healthcare providers who have supported PTI in our pursuit of delivering more choices to people with CF and to providing the benefit of CFTR modulators to all, regardless of mutation status,” said Geoffrey Gilmartin, M.D., M.M.Sc., Chief Medical Officer of Proteostasis.
About Dirocaftor (PTI-808), Posenacaftor (PTI-801) and Nesolicaftor (PTI-428)
Nesolicaftor (PTI-428) is an investigational CFTR amplifier in development for the treatment of CF in patients with at least one F508del mutation in the CFTR gene, as part of PTI’s proprietary triple combination regimen that includes dirocaftor (PTI-808), a novel potentiator, and posencaftor (PTI-801), a third-generation CFTR corrector. Posencaftor received Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In May 2019, nesolicaftor received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) from the European Commission (EC). In addition to ODD from the EC, nesolicaftor has ODD, Breakthrough Therapy Designation and Fast Track Designation from the FDA.
About Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc.
Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule therapeutics to treat cystic fibrosis and other diseases caused by dysfunctional protein processing. Headquartered in Boston, MA, the Proteostasis Therapeutics team focuses on identifying therapies that restore protein function. For more information, visit www.proteostasis.com.
SOURCE: Proteostasis Therapeutics
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PTI Triple Combination which Includes First-in-Class Amplifier Outperformed PTI Double Combination of a Proprietary Corrector and Potentiator
Launching Two Registrational Studies in 2020 – the MORE Trial in the Common Genotype and the CHOICES Trial in Rare Genotypes
BOSTON, MA, USA I December 17, 2019 I Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTI), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of groundbreaking therapies to treat cystic fibrosis (CF), today announced positive topline results from the Company’s global, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, 28-day, Phase 2 study evaluating its proprietary cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator combinations in F508del homozygous and heterozygous CF subjects 18 years of age and older.
The trial is designed to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of PTI’s once-daily proprietary combinations, 300 mg of dirocaftor (PTI-808) and 600 mg of posenacaftor (PTI-801), with or without 10 mg of nesolicaftor (PTI-428), or placebo, over a four week treatment period. A total of 28 F508del homozygous and 40 F508del heterozygous subjects were enrolled into the doublet, triplet or placebo arms. The compounds were generally well tolerated and the majority of reported adverse events were mild to moderate in severity. Most subjects enrolled in the Phase 2 study carried a high disease burden, with over 80 percent of subjects trying and failing to enroll into trials of currently approved modulators due to ineligibility.
Homozygous subjects receiving the triple combination experienced a mean absolute improvement in ppFEV1 of 8 percentage points over pooled placebo at day 28 (p ≤ 0.01, 95% CI 3, 12; n=11). Improvements in lung function were the highest in high disease burden subgroups, predefined as subjects with ppFEV1 <70 at baseline (+10 ppFEV1, n=9), subjects with at least 2 pulmonary exacerbations within 12 months prior to study (+12 ppFEV1, n=5) and poor responders to prior CFTR modulators (+12 ppFEV1, n=7). Sweat chloride concentration in homozygous subjects receiving dirocaftor, posenacaftor and nesolicaftor demonstrated a mean improvement of -29 mmol/L at day 28 (p < 0.0005, 95% CI -42, -16; n=11) compared to pooled placebo.
In the homozygous population, the magnitude of the improvements in the ppFEV1 and sweat chloride concentration at day 28 with the dirocaftor, posenacaftor and nesolicaftor were higher than those observed in subjects receiving the double combination of dirocaftor and posenacaftor. These observations highlight the contribution of nesolicaftor to the overall efficacy of the triple combination.
In PTI’s first clinical study with F508del heterozygous population, 40 subjects with at least 26 different genotypes were enrolled. As expected, given the mechanism of action of CFTR modulators, a broad range of ppFEV1 and sweat chloride responses were observed in these subjects. For those on active treatment, ppFEV1 responses ranged from -13 to +20 and sweat chloride concentration responses ranged from +12 mmol/L to -79 mmol/L. Changes in sweat chloride concentration were statistically significant (p<0.01). Responder rate, defined as ppFEV1 improvement of 5 percentage points or more, was three times as high in subjects who received active vs. placebo. Mean changes in ppFEV1 were not statistically significant in the heterozygous population.
“Evidenced by the variability of subject response and tolerability to currently approved CFTR modulators, it remains clear that the CF community is in need of additional CFTR modulator options. The latest data from the dirocaftor, posenacaftor and nesolicaftor combination suggests that, even in a population with high disease burden and including subjects who were not eligible for studies of currently approved CFTR modulators, this triple combination demonstrated remarkable outcomes across key study endpoints and performed well in the most challenging disease settings, including those subjects with at least two pulmonary exacerbations within 12 months prior to study entry,” said Jennifer Taylor-Cousar, M.D., M.S.C.S., Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, and Co-Director and CF Therapeutics Development Network Center Director of the Adult CF Program at National Jewish Health. “I look forward to the upcoming MORE and CHOICES pivotal studies, and to seeing people with CF potentially benefit from a broader treatment armamentarium.”
Based on these results, the Company is planning to launch a global, Phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled, MORE trial (Modulator Options to RestorE CFTR study) in CF subjects with the common F508del homozygous mutation, beginning in 2020. The MORE trial complements the CHOICES trial (Crossover trial based on Human Organoid Individual response in CF – Efficacy Study), which is designed to evaluate the translation of organoid ex-vivo response to potential clinical benefit in patients with rare mutations. CHOICES, which is also expected to initiate in 2020, will be the first ever personalized medicine-based study in CF.
“We look forward to advancing our triple combination into a pivotal study next year, while simultaneously pursuing a personalized medicine clinical and regulatory pathway together with the HIT-CF funded through the European Commission Horizon 2020 program. We are very grateful to the patients, their families and healthcare providers who have supported PTI in our pursuit of delivering more choices to people with CF and to providing the benefit of CFTR modulators to all, regardless of mutation status,” said Geoffrey Gilmartin, M.D., M.M.Sc., Chief Medical Officer of Proteostasis.
About Dirocaftor (PTI-808), Posenacaftor (PTI-801) and Nesolicaftor (PTI-428)
Nesolicaftor (PTI-428) is an investigational CFTR amplifier in development for the treatment of CF in patients with at least one F508del mutation in the CFTR gene, as part of PTI’s proprietary triple combination regimen that includes dirocaftor (PTI-808), a novel potentiator, and posencaftor (PTI-801), a third-generation CFTR corrector. Posencaftor received Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In May 2019, nesolicaftor received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) from the European Commission (EC). In addition to ODD from the EC, nesolicaftor has ODD, Breakthrough Therapy Designation and Fast Track Designation from the FDA.
About Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc.
Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule therapeutics to treat cystic fibrosis and other diseases caused by dysfunctional protein processing. Headquartered in Boston, MA, the Proteostasis Therapeutics team focuses on identifying therapies that restore protein function. For more information, visit www.proteostasis.com.
SOURCE: Proteostasis Therapeutics
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