Precigen ActoBio, an innovative clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on a new class of microbe-based therapeutic agents and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Precigen, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGEN), today announced additional positive interim data from the ongoing Phase 1b/2a clinical study investigating AG019 ActoBiotics™ for the treatment of recent-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) (clinical trial identifier: NCT03751007, EudraCT 2017-002871-24).
GERMANTOWN, Md., Oct. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Precigen ActoBio, an innovative clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on a new class of microbe-based therapeutic agents and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Precigen, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGEN), today announced additional positive interim data from the ongoing Phase 1b/2a clinical study investigating AG019 ActoBiotics™ for the treatment of recent-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) (clinical trial identifier: NCT03751007, EudraCT 2017-002871-24). Results were presented in an oral presentation entitled, “AG019 ActoBiotics as monotherapy or in association with teplizumab in recent-onset type 1 diabetes was safe and demonstrated encouraging metabolic and immunological effects” at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 57th Annual Meeting by Chantal Mathieu, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. The Phase 1b open-label portion of the study evaluates the safety and tolerability of AG019 as a monotherapy in adult (age 18-42) and adolescent (age 12-17) patients. The Phase 2a double-blind portion of the study investigates the safety and tolerability of AG019 in combination with an investigational anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, teplizumab (PRV-031). Previously reported Phase 1b/2a topline data showed the potential of oral AG019 treatment to preserve insulin production in recent-onset T1D through its capacity to induce antigen-specific immune modulation:
New clinical results presented at EASD include: Phase 1b oral AG019 monotherapy: Dosing: Patients received a daily dose of oral AG019 monotherapy for 8 weeks and were evaluated for pharmacodynamic and metabolic markers. The average time of T1D diagnosis was 104 days at dosing initiation. Clinical Activity*: New AG019 monotherapy data show that glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was below the 7% target for 100% of adult patients (9 of 9) and 92% of the patients aged 17 years and above (11 of 12) up to 12 months after dosing initiation. An HbA1c level below 7% is an important indicator of long-term glycemic control as defined by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Moreover, insulin-dose adjusted HbA1c (IDAA1c) is a model that uses both weight-adjusted insulin dose and HbA1c in the same formula to reduce the influence of the insulin treatment regimen. A stabilization of IDAA1c below 9 was demonstrated in 78% of adult patients (7 of 9) and in 75% of patients aged 17 years and above (9 of 12) up to 12 months after dosing initiation. Stable glycemia, measured as a reduction of HbA1c/IDAA1c, is known to reduce the long-term risk of developing microvascular complications, including diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy, and other vascular complications. Mechanistic Data: In an independent analysis performed by the ITN, the AG019 monotherapy showed a decrease of conventional T-cells with an inflammatory phenotype (% TNFα+) in 100% of adult patients (4 of 4) analyzed up to 6 months after dosing initiation, whereas the mean expression of the inhibitory receptor PD-1 remained overall stable. Phase 2a AG019 combination therapy: Dosing: Patients received a daily dose of oral AG019 monotherapy for 8 weeks in combination with daily intravenous infusions of teplizumab for 12 days and were evaluated for pharmacodynamic and metabolic markers. The average time of T1D diagnosis was 103 days at dosing initiation. Clinical Activity*: New AG019 combination therapy data show stabilization of HbA1c below the ADA target (7%) was demonstrated in 70% of adult patients (7 of 10) up to 12 months after dosing initiation. HbA1c levels were below target in 75% of the adolescent patients (3 of 4) up to 6 months after dosing initiation and remained below target for whom 12-month data is available (n=2). In addition, a stabilization of IDAA1c was demonstrated in 100% of adult patients (10 of 10) up to 12 months after dosing initiation. Stabilization of IDAA1c was demonstrated in 75% of adolescent patients (3 of 4) up to 6 months after dosing initiation and remained below target for whom 12-month data is available (n=2). HbA1c and IDAA1c levels were below the target in 33% of placebo-treated patients (1 of 3) up to 6 months after dosing initiation. Mechanistic Data: In an independent analysis performed by the ITN, the combination of AG019 and teplizumab showed a decrease of conventional T-cells with an inflammatory phenotype (% TNFα+) in 67% of adult patients (2 of 3) analyzed up to 6 months after dosing initiation, while an increase was shown in 100% of placebo-treated adult patients (2 of 2). Moreover, an increase in the expression of inhibitory receptor PD-1 in PPI and islet-reactive conventional T-cells was demonstrated in 67% of adult patients (2 of 3) analyzed up to 6 months after dosing initiation. This effect was not shown for placebo-treated adult patients (n=2) at 6 months after dosing initiation. In the AG019 combination therapy study, the expansion of the exhausted phenotype in total CD8+ T-cells in adult and adolescent patients (n=12) was in line with previously reported anti-CD3 specific effects indicating an attenuation of the effector function. This effect was not shown for placebo-treated adult patients (n=2). “AG019 showed stabilization of the long-term glycemic control markers, HbA1c and IDAA1c, for the majority of patients treated with the AG019 monotherapy and AG019 combination therapy,” said Chantal Mathieu, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, and principal investigator for the AG019 Phase 1b/2a clinical study. “Antigen-specific immune modulation, which is the keystone for the mechanism of action of AG019 as demonstrated in preclinical studies, is now translated into the immunological clinical data in the Phase 1b/2a clinical study.” “The new data presented at EASD strengthens previously reported findings on C-peptide and antigen-specific immune modulation, and the exciting data for the AG019 monotherapy reinforces our belief that AG019 is promising as a standalone therapy. We look forward to further investigating the potential of AG019 in type 1 diabetes.” Said Pieter Rottiers, PhD, CEO of Precigen ActoBio. *Per Protocol Analysis Set: All data from patients who received at least 75% of the scheduled doses of AG019 and at least one dose of teplizumab in the combination cohorts and had no major protocol deviations affecting the main pharmacodynamic endpoints at the time point of data collection. About AG019 ActoBiotics™ About Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) About Precigen ActoBio™ Precigen: Advancing Medicine with Precision™ Trademarks Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements For more information, contact:
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