Regulatory Filings • Jun 20, 2023
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Lund, Sweden — 20 June 2023 — Camurus (NASDAQ STO: CAMX) today announced positive topline results from a 24-week Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, ACROINNOVA 1, evaluating the efficacy and safety of the company's octreotide subcutaneous (SC) depot (CAM2029) in adults with acromegaly. The product is designed for convenient, oncemonthly administration with ready-to-use syringe or injection pen to facilitate easy administration by patients. ACROINNOVA 1 enrolled 72 patients on stable treatment with standard of care (SoC) with octreotide LAR1 or lanreotide ATG2, who were randomized in a 2:1 ratio to treatment with octreotide SC depot or placebo. The trial met both the primary and the key secondary endpoints with statistical significance, including all sensitivity and supportive analyses.
Acromegaly is a rare and chronic disease caused by a benign pituitary tumor resulting in overproduction of growth hormone (GH) and excess insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1). Together, this leads to abnormal growth of tissue and bone, causing enlargement of hands, feet and facial features, and a range of disease symptoms such as fatigue, joint pain, muscle weakness, weight gain, sleep apnea, headache, and excessive sweating and paresthesia. 3 Patients with acromegaly have reduced quality of life and often report high treatment burden.4,5
"The Phase 3 data show robust superiority in treatment response over placebo, and a high grade of disease control and treatment satisfaction among participants receiving octreotide SC depot," said Fredrik Tiberg, Camurus' President & CEO, CSO. "Based on the positive topline data and forthcoming results from our ongoing Phase 3 long-term safety and extension trial, we are preparing regulatory filings for submission around the end of the year", he continued.
Key topline findings of the trial are summarized below for the intention-to-treat population:
The promising data obtained for patient treatment satisfaction, symptom control and quality of life will be expanded by data from the ongoing Phase 3 long-term safety extension study of octreotide SC depot, ACROINNOVA 2.
"The ACROINNOVA 1 topline data are very promising. Combined with a convenient once-monthly dosing regimen and the option for easy self-administration with a ready-to-use syringe or pen device that can be stored at room temperature, octreotide SC depot can contribute to improved outcomes and quality of life of patients with acromegaly," commented Prof. Diego Ferone, Endocrinologist, Head of Department of Internal Medicine & Medical Specialties, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, University of Genova, Italy, and principal investigator in the trial.
Overall, octreotide SC depot was well tolerated with a safety profile consistent with that of currently approved, first-generation injectable somatostatin receptor ligands, octreotide and lanreotide. No new or unexpected safety signals were observed. One treatment-related serious adverse event was recorded in the trial (cholecystitis) by a participant randomized to placebo treatment. Five participants discontinued treatment due to adverse events, four in the active arm and one in the placebo arm. These events were all graded as mild or moderate.
Detailed Phase 3 results from ACROINNOVA 1 will be presented at an upcoming medical meeting and scientific publication.
ACROINNOVA comprises two Phase 3 studies evaluating efficacy and safety of octreotide SC depot. The first trial (ACROINNOVA 1, NCT04076462) is a 24-week, randomized, double-blind, multi-center, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trial that randomized 72 adult patients with acromegaly, who were on stable treatment with octreotide LAR or lanreotide ATG at enrollment.
In addition to the Phase 3 efficacy trial, Camurus is conducting an open-label, Phase 3 long-term safety and extension trial of octreotide SC depot (ACROINNOVA 2, NCT04125836). 81 new participants have been enrolled in the trial in addition to the patients crossing over from ACROINNOVA 1. Interim results from this trial are expected during the third quarter of 2023.
Acromegaly is a rare, slowly progressive, and serious condition typically caused by a tumor of the pituitary gland, resulting in overproduction of growth hormone and insulin growth factor 1. This may cause physiological changes, disease symptoms, diminished quality of life, and, if untreated, premature death.6-9 The prevalence of acromegaly is estimated at about 60 cases per million. 10
Octreotide SC depot is a ready-to-use, subcutaneous depot of octreotide under development for treatment of acromegaly as well as gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NET), and polycystic liver disease (PLD). The product is designed for convenient, once-monthly administration using an injection pen to facilitate easy administration by patients themselves. CAM2029 has been evaluated in five completed clinical Phase 1 and 2 studies and has demonstrated an approximate five-fold increase in bioavailability and plasma exposure, with the potential for improved efficacy, and a similar safety profile to currently approved octreotide products. The efficacy and safety of octreotide SC depot in acromegaly is currently assessed in the ACROINNOVA program.
Camurus is a Swedish science-led biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing innovative and differentiated medicines for the treatment of severe and chronic conditions. New drug products with best-in-class potential are conceived based on the company's proprietary FluidCrystal® drug delivery technologies and its extensive R&D expertise. Camurus' clinical pipeline includes products for the treatment of dependence, pain, cancer, and endocrine disease, developed in-house and in collaboration with international pharmaceutical companies. The company's shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker CAMX. For more information, visit www.camurus.com.
7. Melmed S., et al. Diagnosis of acromegaly, UpToDate, last updated Dec 2021, accessed May 2023.
8. Katznelson L., et al. Acromegaly: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014;99(11):3933-51.
Financial analysts, investors and the media are invited to attend an audiocast and presentation of the results today at 1.30 pm (CET). The audiocast can be followed via link: https://financialhearings.com/event/46741
For more information Fredrik Tiberg, President & CEO Tel. +46 (0)46 286 46 92 [email protected]
Fredrik Joabsson, Chief Business Development Officer Tel. +46 (0)70 776 17 37 [email protected]
This information is information that Camurus AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the managing director, at 7:30 am CET on 20 June 2023.
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