Alzamend Neuro Receives FDA “Study May Proceed” Notification for a Phase IIA Clinical Trial of AL001, a Next-Generation Lithium Therapeutic Drug Candidate, in Bipolar Disorder Patients
02 10월 2023 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
- Alzamend’s recently completed Phase IIA study of AL001 in
Alzheimer’s patients and healthy subjects identified a candidate
dose that is unlikely to require therapeutic drug
monitoring
- Safety aspects of AL001 development may qualify for a
Section (505)(b)(2) NDA pathway in support of FDA approval
Alzamend Neuro, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALZN) (“Alzamend”), a
clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing
novel products for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
(“Alzheimer’s”), bipolar disorder (“BD”), major
depressive disorder (“MDD”) and post-traumatic stress
disorder (“PTSD”), today announced receipt of a “Study May
Proceed” letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(“FDA”) for the initiation of study AL001-BD01, a Phase IIA
clinical study of AL001 for BD type 1.
“We are grateful to receive this timely, favorable response from
the FDA to initiate our first Phase IIA clinical study of AL001 for
BD. Lithium was the first mood stabilizer approved by the FDA and
is still a first-line treatment option (considered the “gold
standard”) for BD type 1,” said Stephan Jackman, Chief Executive
Officer of Alzamend. “If we are able to develop a next-generation
lithium product (AL001) that would not routinely require
therapeutic drug monitoring (“TDM”), it would constitute a
major improvement over current lithium-based treatments and
positively impact the 7 million Americans afflicted with BD. We are
advancing the process and expect that the first patient will be
dosed in the first quarter of 2024.”
About AL001
AL001 is a novel lithium-delivery system that has the potential
to deliver benefits of marketed lithium salts while mitigating or
avoiding currently experienced toxicities associated with lithium.
Results from Alzamend’s recently completed Phase IIA
multiple-ascending dose study of AL001 in Alzheimer’s patients and
healthy subjects identified a maximum tolerated dose
(“MTD”), as assessed by an independent safety review
committee. This MTD is designed to be unlikely to require TDM while
providing lithium at a relatively modest but effective dose. AL001
is designed to favorably distribute lithium in brain resulting in
lower exposure of other body organs and an improved safety profile
compared to currently marketed lithium salts. This can serve to
mitigate or obviate the disadvantageously low ceiling for toxicity
of marketed lithium salts that has limited their usefulness to
patients and prescribers.
Lithium is a chemical entity well known for efficacy in BD type
1. Alzamend’s goal is to revive the utility of lithium treatment by
importantly improving the benefit-to-risk relationship of lithium
treatment in clinical practice. Based on the favorable AL001 safety
profile observed in the recently completed study and extensive
safety data on the drug’s constituent components, the AL001
development program may qualify for a Section 505(b)(2) New Drug
Application (“NDA”) pathway for FDA approval, which is
available to new formulations of an approved drug.
About Bipolar Disorder
BD, previously known as manic depression, is a mood disorder
characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally
elevated happiness that last from days to weeks each. The condition
is classified as BD Type 1 if there has been at least one manic
episode, with or without depressive episodes, and as BD Type 2 if
there has been at least one hypomanic episode (but no full manic
episodes) and one major depressive episode. In the U.S., about 3%
of the population is estimated to be affected by BD at some point
in their life. BD is among the top 20 causes of disability
worldwide and leads to substantial costs for society. The risk of
suicide is high; over a period of 20 years, 6% of those with BD
died by suicide, while 30% to 40% engaged in self-harm. Other
mental health issues, such as anxiety disorders and substance use
disorders, are commonly associated with BD.
About Alzamend Neuro
Alzamend Neuro is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company
focused on developing novel products for the treatment of
Alzheimer’s, BD, MDD and PTSD. Our mission is to rapidly develop
and market safe and effective treatments. Our current pipeline
consists of two novel therapeutic drug candidates, AL001 - a
patented ionic cocrystal technology delivering lithium via a
therapeutic combination of lithium, proline and salicylate, and
AL002 - a patented method using a mutant-peptide sensitized cell as
a cell-based therapeutic vaccine that seeks to restore the ability
of a patient’s immunological system to combat Alzheimer’s. Both of
our product candidates are licensed from the University of South
Florida Research Foundation, Inc. pursuant to royalty-bearing
exclusive worldwide licenses.
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