Monday, March 27, 2023

Unity AMD Candidate Flunks On Non-Inferiority Threshold Compared To Regeneron's Drug

 

  • UNITY Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ: UBX) announced results from Part A of the Phase 2 ENVISION study of UBX1325 in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who were not achieving optimum benefit with their ongoing anti-VEGF therapy.

  • UBX1325 treatment generally maintained visual acuity for six months, with most patients not requiring anti-VEGF rescue.

  • Patients in the every 8-week Rengeron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: REGN) Eylea (aflibercept) arm had an early and unexpected gain of 3.5 letters at week 2, which was mainly maintained for the duration of the study.

  • The study did not meet the non-inferiority threshold compared to aflibercept through 24 weeks.

  • The ENVISION study did not meet the non-inferiority margin of -4.5 letters compared to aflibercept with an 85% confidence interval.

  • UBX1325 demonstrated a favorable safety and tolerability profile.

  • Patients treated with UBX1325 had a mean change from baseline in BCVA of -0.8 ETDRS letters at 24 weeks compared to +3.1 ETDRS letters in the aflibercept control arm.

  • Patients treated with UBX1325 had a mean change from baseline in CST of +87.3 µm at 24 weeks compared to +30.5 µm in the aflibercept control arm.

  • The company will share 48-week BEHOLD DME data in April and intends to initiate Phase 2b study in DME in the second half of 2023.

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