Amicus Therapeutics Announces Positive 18-Month Data in Pompe Disease Phase 1/2 Study at 23rd International Annual Congress of the World Muscle Society
Consistent and Durable Responses Across Key Measures of Safety, Functional Outcomes and Biomarkers Continue Out to Month 18 for both ERT-Naïve and ERT-Switch Patients
Very Low Rate (<1%) of Infusion Associated Reactions Maintained After ~900 Infusions
Professor Schoser stated, “The 18-month results from this Phase 1/2 clinical study of AT-GAA continue to demonstrate a robust effect in adult people living with Pompe disease, including those who had switched from ERT and those who had not previously been treated. I am glad to see the meaningful improvements in muscle strength in most of the patients. Since entering the study, the ambulatory ERT-experienced and ERT-naïve cohorts have walked farther in the 6-minute walking test, and the non-ambulatory ERT-experienced cohort have demonstrated sustained positive changes in their arm and shoulder movements. Overall, the safety and functional data suggest that AT-GAA has the potential to improve treatment for people living with Pompe disease.”
ATB200-02 Study Data Highlights in ERT-Switch and ERT-Naive Patients Out to Month 18
The slide deck with the latest clinical results from the ATB200-02 clinical study presented at
Safety, Tolerability & Pharmacokinetics (PK) (n=20)
Safety and tolerability data in all 20 patients reflect a maximum of 28+ months of treatment. To date, adverse events have been generally mild and transient. Importantly, AT-GAA has resulted in a low rate of infusion-associated reactions (IARs) following 890+ infusions (7 events of IARs in 5 patients; <1% of all 890+ infusions with an IAR). The clinical pharmacokinetic profile has been consistent with previously reported preclinical data.
Functional Outcomes (n=19)
Data on functional outcomes are available for 19 of the 20 patients enrolled (one patient dropped out of the extension study due to travel burden and family considerations). Muscle function improved in 17 of 19 patients at month 12. Muscle function improved in 17 out of 18 patients with available data at month 18.
- Motor function (n=15): Six-minute walk test (6MWT) distance, a primary measure of motor function in Pompe disease patients, improved in both ERT-naive and ERT-switch patients with continued benefit observed out to month 18. Improvements were generally consistent across both cohorts.
- All 5 ERT-naive patients showed increases in 6MWT distance at all time points out to month 18. The ERT-naïve patients showed mean increases of 42 meters at month 6 (n=5), 63 meters at month 12 (n=5), and 49 meters at month 18 (n=5).
- 6MWT increased in 7/10, 9/10, and 9/9 ERT-switch patients at Months 6, 12, and 18, respectively. The ERT-switch patients showed mean increases of 24 meters at month 6 (n=10), 42 meters at month 12 (n=10), and 52 meters at month 18 (n=9).
- Other motor function tests generally showed mean improvements consistent with 6MWT distance out to month 18 in both ambulatory cohorts.
- Muscle Strength (n=4): three of the four non-ambulatory ERT-switch patients showed improvements in upper extremity strength (which includes elbow and shoulder) from baseline to month 18, as measured by quantitative muscle testing (QMT) and manual muscle testing (MMT). Further details are provided in the slide deck.
- Pulmonary Function (n=14): Pulmonary function improved in ERT-naïve patients and was generally stable in ERT-switch patients. In ERT-naïve patients, mean absolute change in forced vital capacity (FVC), one of the main measures of pulmonary function in Pompe disease, was +4.2% at month 6 (n=5), +4.4% at month 12 (n=5), and +5.0% at month 18 (n=5). In ERT-switch patients mean absolute change in FVC was -1.3% at month 6 (n=9), -3.3% at month 12 (n=9), and -3.7% at month 18 (n=8). Overall, other pulmonary tests of maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), a measure of inhalation, and maximal expiratory pressure (MEP), a measure of exhalation, were stable or increased in both ERT-naïve and ERT-switch patients.
Pharmacodynamic (PD) Data on Muscle Damage and Disease Substrate Biomarkers (n=20)
Treatment with AT-GAA resulted in persistent and durable reductions in key biomarkers of muscle damage (creatine kinase, or CK) and disease substrate (urine hexose tetrasaccharide, or Hex4) across all patient cohorts out to month 18 and continue to suggest a positive effect on muscle tissue. Further details are provided in the slide deck.
As previously announced, Amicus is building a robust data set for AT-GAA across several studies including the ongoing ATB200-02 clinical study, a retrospective natural history study, and the upcoming pivotal study.
Anticipated milestones:
- Initiation of pivotal study to support full approval in U.S. and EU, as well as other geographies (2H18)
- Complete a retrospective natural history study in approximately 100 ERT-treated Pompe patients (2H18)
- Additional ATB200-02 study data from up to 10 additional ERT-switch patients in a new Cohort 4 (2019)
- Initiation of studies in additional patient populations, including pediatric patients (2019)
About ATB200-02 Clinical Study
The primary objectives of the open-label ATB200-02 clinical study are to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of ATB200/AT2221 over an 18-week primary treatment period followed by a long-term extension. Sixteen clinical sites in five countries participated in the ATB200-02 clinical study. The study originally enrolled a total of 20 patients across three patient cohorts: ambulatory ERT-experienced (Cohort 1, n=11), non-ambulatory ERT-experienced (Cohort 2, n=4) and ERT-naïve (Cohort 3, n=5). A fourth cohort of ambulatory ERT-switch patients is also currently enrolling to double the number of patient data in this ambulatory ERT-switch population. Patients in Cohort 1 received escalating doses of ATB200 (5, 10, 20 mg/kg), followed by 3 doses of 20 mg/kg ATB200 plus low dose AT2221, followed by ongoing doses of 20 mg/kg ATB200 plus high dose AT2221. Patients in Cohorts 2, 3, and 4 have all received 20 mg/kg ATB200 plus high dose AT2221.
About AT-GAA
AT-GAA is an investigational therapy that consists of ATB200, a unique recombinant human acid alpha-glucosidase (rhGAA) enzyme with optimized carbohydrate structures, particularly mannose-6 phosphate (M6P), to enhance uptake, co-administered with AT2221, a pharmacological chaperone. In preclinical studies, AT-GAA was associated with increased tissue enzyme levels, reduced glycogen levels in muscle, and improvements in muscle strength.
About Pompe Disease
Pompe disease is an inherited lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency of the enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA). Reduced or absent levels of GAA leads to accumulation of glycogen in cells, which is believed to result in the clinical manifestations of Pompe disease. Pompe disease can be debilitating, and is characterized by severe muscle weakness that worsens over time. Pompe disease ranges from a rapidly fatal infantile form with significant impacts to heart function to a more slowly progressive, late-onset form primarily affecting skeletal muscle. It is estimated that Pompe disease affects approximately 5,000 to 10,000 people worldwide.
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