Targeting the powerhouse of the cell
to treat rare genetic and age-related diseases
August 2020
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Pioneering mitochondrial medicine
Platform potential | Improved organ function | Patient-focused |
rare and common diseases | with long-term therapy | targeting unmet needs |
Barth, | Geographic |
Duchenne, | |
atrophy, | |
Becker, | |
LHON | |
Friedreich's | |
ALS, MSA |
Elamipretide: | ReCLAIM (dry AMD) | Across rare and common |
rare cardiomyopathies, geographic | Geographic atrophy growth rate | patient populations |
atrophy, LHON | measured by FAF and OCT | |
Pipeline (SBT-272,SBT-550): | less than expected by published natural history | |
neurology
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Our pipeline
Category Product Candidate
Elamipretide
Elamipretide
SBT-272
SBT-259
SBT-550
Indication
Geographic atrophy
Friedreich's ataxia
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy
Barth syndrome
Duchenne, other rare
cardiomyopathies Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/multiple system atrophy Charcot-Marie-Tooth T2/other
Leigh's
syndrome/other
Discovery | Preclinical | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 |
>75% enrolled
Phase 2/3 completed
Planning
ongoing ongoing*
*in healthy volunteers
ongoing
ongoing
Next
Milestone
Complete
enrollment YE
2020
P2 to commence
H2 2020
P3 initiation 2021+
2020 regulatory
interactions
Protocol
submission 2021
Complete Phase 1
trial
Progress to clinical
trials
Preclinical
studies
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Over 10 decades of drug development expertise
Reenie McCarthy, Chief Executive Officer
Brian Blakey, PharmD, Chief Business Officer
Jim Carr, PharmD, Chief Clinical Development Officer
Marty Redmon, PhD, Executive VP, Discovery,
Development and Technical Operations
Rob Weiskopf, Chief Financial Officer
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Elamipretide mechanism
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Mitochondria: essential for human life, complicit in disease and aging
fuel | enable | form | drive |
organ function | neurotransmission | plaques, deposits | fibrosis |
produce energy | maintain calcium | impair | produce |
ATP | equilibrium | mitophagy | toxic ROS |
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CardiolipinElamiperoxidretide aggregatestion- finalandcommonstabilizes diseasecardiolipinpathway
Normal mitochondria | Diseased mitochondria |
ATP (energy)
Cardiolipin | Oxidative stress/free radicals | ROS |
Protein importation
Super-complex formation
Fission, fusion, mitophagy
Cardiolipin
Cristae
Electron transport chain (ETC) complexes
e Electrons
Reactive oxygen species (ROS)
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CardiolipinElamiperoxidretide aggregatestion- finalandcommonstabilizes diseasecardiolipinpathway
Normal mitochondria | Diseased mitochondria |
Cardiolipin | ROS |
Elamipretide(ELAM) associates with
Fission, fusion, mitophagy
cardiolipin(CL) in a 1ELAM: 2CL molar ratio, improving mitochondrial structure and function across numerous disease models
Cardiolipin
Cristae
Electron transport chain (ETC) complexes
e Electrons
Reactive oxygen species (ROS)
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Elamipretide normalizes mitochondrial morphology
Normoxic | Disease | Disease + Elamipretide |
Normoxic | Disease | Disease + Elamipretide |
Mouse model of diabetic retinopathy
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Elamipretide restores healthy mitochondrial function
- ATP production
Healthy elderly patients (n=40) with muscle mitochondrial dysfunction
MOTION P2 trial
- Oxidative stress/free radicals
Increased mitochondrial ROS in
cardiomyopathy fibroblasts
- Protein transcription/importation
Improvements observed in protein importation observed in BTHS, FRDA and HF models; may explain differential signals in mtDNA vs nDNA mutations in PMM P3 trial
p=0.055*
Plac
Elam
*after exclusion of 1 outlier | Machiraju et al., Frontiers Cardiovascular Medicine 2019 |
Conley et al., HFSA 2016 |
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Elamipretide improves frataxin expression in FDRA patient-derived lymphoblasts (GM15850)
Zhao, Sci Rep, 2017
Elamipretide safety
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Elamipretide - safety and tolerability
Exposure | Duration | Side effects | Injection site |
of exposure | in >5% exposed subjects | reactions |
~900 subjects | >2 years | Eosinophil increase (mild/moderate + | Transient mild to moderate |
systemically, | (systemic and topical) | no associated signs/symptoms), URI, | ISRs in majority of subjects |
~53 subjects topical | increased blood IgE (no associated | receiving elamipretide by SC | |
ophthalmic drops | signs/symptoms), dizziness, | administration | |
headache, UTI + viral gastroenteritis |
IgE - immunoglobin E; ISR - injection site reaction; SC - subcutaneous; URI - upper respiratory tract infection; UTI - urinary tract infection
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Ophthalmic indications
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Dry AMD development program
Route of | Preclinical | Natural | Clinical | Current & |
administration | models | history | data | next steps |
2021
1 mg/kg SC elamipretide | Improved mitochondrial | High risk drusen + | Phase 1 ReCLAIM trial showed | ReCLAIM-2 Phase 2b |
reaches retina in higher | function and vision in | intermediate geographic | improvement in visual function | trial of SC elamipretide |
concentrations than 1.0% | animal models. | atrophy (GA) patients lose | in patients with GA and drusen | in patients with GA |
topical ophthalmic drops + | Improvements in dry | up to 5 letters of visual | and apparent slowing of GA | ongoing; data 2021. |
is more quickly efficacious. | AMD donor eyes. | acuity every | progression after 6 mos. once | IVT development |
6-12 months. | daily SC elamipretide. | ongoing. | ||
Stealth, data on file; Alam, | Cousins, Retina Today, | Holkamp, Angiogenesis, | Angiogenesis, 2019, | |
Dis. Mod. Mech. 2015 | 2016, Angiogenesis, 2017, | 2018; Ladd, data on file. | ARVO, 2019, ASRS 2019 | |
Kapphahn, ARVO, 2017 |
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Preclinical reversal of AMD pathophysiology & improvement of vision
Normal Diet | Hi Fat + Vehicle | Hi Fat + Elamipretide |
Hi Fat + Vehicle | Hi Fat + Elamipretide |
Oxidative stress
Flavoprotein
Fluorescent green
Cell integrity
RPE nuclei blue
Cytoskeleton red
300 | #818090-1 (Normal diet) Right eye, Steps 1-9 | 300 | ||||||||||
Vision | 200 | 200 | ||||||||||
(uV)) | 100 | (uV)) | 100 | |||||||||
pattern electrogram | 2(Result | 0 | 1 (Result | 0 | ||||||||
Chan | -100 | Chan | -100 | |||||||||
-200 | -200 | |||||||||||
-300 | -300 | |||||||||||
-100 | 0 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 |
Step 1 (Time (ms))
#945945-2 (HFC diet) Left eye, Steps 1-9
Chan 1 (Result (uV))
-100 | 0 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 |
Step 1 (Time (ms))
300
200
100
0
-100
-200
-300
-100 | 0 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 |
Step 1 (Time (ms))
- *
Deposits
Electron microscopy
16 | S. Cousins, Duke Eye Center, Angiogenesis, Exudative, and Degeneration, February 2016, Miami, FL |
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ReCLAIM Phase 1 high-risk drusen and geographic atrophy
Screening | BL | W1 | W4 | W8 | W12 | W16 | W20 | W24 | W28: Washout | ||
>5 letters | Endpoints | ||||||||
High-risk drusen | low luminance | Primary Endpoint: Safety | |||||||
deficit | |||||||||
Adverse event attributed to drug | |||||||||
BCVA ≥ 55 | n=21 | Exploratory Endpoints: Efficacy | |||||||
Low luminance visual acuity (LLVA) | |||||||||
letters | Elamipretide 40 mg (s.c.) | ||||||||
Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) | |||||||||
Once daily | Low luminance reading acuity (LLRA) | ||||||||
>5 letters | Low Luminance Questionnaire (LLQ) | ||||||||
No placebo control | |||||||||
Noncentral GA | NEI Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ) | ||||||||
low luminance | Dark adaptation (DA) | ||||||||
deficit | |||||||||
Drusen volume | |||||||||
n=19 | Fundus hyperautofluorescence | ||||||||
BCVA ≥ 55 letters | Cone light sensitivity (microperimetry) | ||||||||
Stealth Biotherapeutics [data on file].
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Phase 1 improvement in low luminance visual acuity
Drusen: Mean Change in LLVA n=19 | Quiescent Neovascular Non-Study | |||
Eyes: Mean Change in LLVA | ||||
p=0.006
GA: Mean Change in LLVA n=15
Mean:+6.1 letters p=0.0012
n=14
p=0.025
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Phase 1 improvement in visual acuity
Drusen: Mean Change in BCVA n=19 | Quiescent Neovascular Non-Study | |||||
Eyes: Mean Change in BCVA | ||||||
p=0.025 | ||||||
GA: Mean Change in BCVA n=15
p=0.003
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Phase 1 improvement in low light reading acuity
Drusen: Mean Change in Low-Luminance Smallest Line Read Correctly
p=0.0001
3-line gain
GA: Mean Change in Low-Luminance Smallest Line Read Correctly
p=0.017
5-line gain
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Phase 1 geographic atrophy growth rate trails natural history
Elamipretide may be slowing disease progression at 6 months
10 Studies | 0.91mm2 | |
5 Studies |
0.50 mm2
0.19 mm
0.14 mm
5 Studies | 0.18 mm |
0.13 mm^^
Other Studies2 | X Stealth Study |
- 6 Month change in GA Area by OCT is 0.45 mm2
- Fleckenstein, Ophthalmology. 2018 Mar;125(3):369-390, "Filly", Mac. Soc. Feb. 2018; "Chroma" and "Spectri", JAMA Opth. Jun. 2018; "Proxima A", Angiogenesis 2018 (all assuming linear growth)
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ReCLAIM 2B for geographic atrophy currently enrolling
Screening
GA area ≥0.05mm2/ | |
<10.16 mm2 | |
BCVA ≥ 55 letters | n=180 |
>5 letters low | |
luminance deficit | |
Inclusion criteria mimic Phase 1 ReCLAIM GA cohort (BCVA ≥ 55 letters, >5 letters low luminance deficit)
Projecting full enrollment H2 2020
BL | W4 | W8 | W12 | W24 | W36 | W48 | W52: Washout | |
Elamipretide 40 mg SC or placebo once daily, 2:1 randomization
Efficacy endpoints
Low luminance visual acuity (LLVA)
Low luminance reading acuity (LLRA)
Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA)
Geographic atrophy by fundus autofluorescence (FA)
Geographic atrophy by optical coherence tomography (OCT)
NEI Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ)
Low Luminance Questionnaire (LLQ)
Conversion to choroidal neovascularization (wet AMD)
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Friedreich's ataxia development program
Nonclinical | Natural | Clinical |
Data | history | plan |
Elamipretide improves frataxin | Friedreich Ataxia Collaborative |
expression in FRDA patient- | Clinical Research Network has |
derived lymphoblasts | assessed visual acuity in >500 |
(GM15850) | patients longitudinally over 5+ |
years. |
Zhao, et al., Scientific Reports, 2017.
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Phase 2 68-weekopen-label clinical study at CHOP to assess safety and efficacy and inform P2/3 endpoint selection.
Vision loss and cardiomyopathy in Friedreich's ataxia - an unmet need
Pressing unmet need
"Without vision you have nothing - isolation from the world is complete."
- FRDA Voice of the Patient Report
most experience
visual dysfunction
>90% develop
cardiomyopathic symptoms
37.5
average age of death
Natural history
Mean Change in Overall Vision Acuity from BL
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
6.00 | |||||||
4.00 | 1.13 | ||||||
2.00 | |||||||
0.00 | 0 | ||||||
Change | -2.00 | -1.38 | |||||
-4.00 | |||||||
-6.00 | -3.98 | ||||||
Mean | -7.36 | ||||||
-8.00 | |||||||
-10.00 | -10.97 | ||||||
-12.00 | |||||||
-12.58 | |||||||
-14.00 | |||||||
-13.33 | |||||||
-16.00 | Years from Baseline | ||||||
Total Cohort Age <16 @ BL Age 16-40 @ BL Age >40 @ BL
Collaborative Clinical Research Network FRDA natural history cohort; n=~900, >500 with 5+ years longitudinal data
Nonclinical data
Control | FRDA | FRDA + Elam |
Elamipretide improves mitochondrial morphology in FRDA patient-derived lymphoblasts (GM15850)
Hanson, et.al., World J Cardiol., Jan. 2019; FRDA Voice of the Patient Report, 2017. | Zhao, et al., Scientific Reports, 2017. |
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Phase 2 study commencing H2 2020*
Screening
BL W1 W4 | W16 | W36 | W52 | W68 | Optional 36-week extension | |
Genetically | n=10 | ||||
confirmed FRDA | |||||
Primarily visually | Primarily affected by | ||||
compromised: | |||||
Visual acuity worse | cardiac dysfunction: | ||||
• | Ejection fraction | ||||
than 20/40 | |||||
Impaired contrast: | <50% and | ||||
• | Visual acuity of | ||||
• | high contrast | ||||
20/25-20/40 | |||||
visual acuity of | |||||
20/50-20/800, or | |||||
• | hand motion | ||||
vision | |||||
* Protocol being finalized and subject to IRB approval
Elamipretide 40 mg (s.c.)
Once daily
No placebo control
May be extended to 2-year duration to assess durability of any observed response
Safety Endpoints
Adverse event attributed to drug
Ophthalmic Efficacy Endpoints
High contrast visual acuity or low vision alternative
Low contrast visual acuity
Low luminance visual acuity (LLVA)
Optical coherence tomography
Visual function questionnaire
Cardiac Efficacy Endpoints
Ejection fraction by cardiac MRI
Left ventricular volume index
Stroke volume
Fibrosis
Strain
Exploratory Efficacy Endpoints
MFARS, FA ADL, FA functional disability scale
REDENLAB speech assessments
PGIC/CGIC
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LHON development program
Route of | Preclinical | Natural | Clinical | Open-label | Current & |
administration | Models | history | data | data | next steps |
2021+
1.0% topical ophthalmic | Improved mitochondrial | For patients >12 mos. | ReSIGHT Phase 2 did not |
drops reach the retina in | function in murine-derived | post vision-loss, visual | show improvement in BCVA |
therapeutic concentrations | retinal ganglion cell (RGC) | field and acuity are not | after 48-weeks of |
+ demonstrate efficacy. | line. Improved RGC survival + | expected to improve | elamipretide 0.1% topical |
Higher concentrations | visual outcomes in murine | over 2 yr. period. | ophthalmic drops. |
reach retina via SC | acute traumatic optic | Improvement in visual field | |
delivery. | neuropathy model. | and visual quality of life. | |
Stealth, data on file; Alam, | Chen 2017; Pelaez, Tse | Lam, JAMA | ARVO, 2019, EUNOS, 2019, |
Dis. Mod. Mech. 2015 | (ongoing) | Ophthamology, 2014 | UMDF, 2019. |
Improvements from P2 | Phase 3 protocol |
baseline in visual acuity, | submitted to FDA |
visual field, color, contrast + | year-end 2019. |
visual quality of life | Phase 3 initiation |
observed at week 28. | post-2020. |
ARVO, 2019, EUNOS, 2019,
UMDF 2019
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Early improvement in central visual field; long-term improvement across endpoints
Double-masked,fellow-eye control trial | Open-label extension (at 6 months) |
In double-masked,fellow-eye control trial, improvements observed in Humphrey's visual field (p<0.02), particularly in the central visual field (p<0.0001) which is most impaired in
LHON
Central Field Analysis (post-hoc)
central field
mid-peripheral outer peripheral
Visual Field OLE
p=0.025
Contrast OLE
p=0.005
BCVA OLE
p=0.051
Color OLE
Raw values averaged between eyes; blue = double masked portion of trial, green = OLE; n=12
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Phase 3 protocol pending FDA feedback; initiation post-2020
Screening | BL | W4 | W8 | W12 | W24 | W36 | W48 | W60 | W78 | W82 follow-up |
• | Ages ≥15 |
• | LHON with DNA mutations |
Elamipretide 40 mg SC or placebo once daily, 2:1 randomization
Primary efficacy analysis to be conducted in patients with mt.11778G>A mutation
mt.11778G>A, mt.3460G>A, or |
mt.14484T>C |
• Loss of vision in study eye |
within 0-2 years of screening |
• ≥50 microns RNFL in study eye |
• ≥40 microns GCL in study eye |
n=~160
n=~120 with mt.11778G>A
mutation (primary analysis group)
Efficacy endpoints
Central visual field
Full visual field
NEI Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ)
Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA)
Color discrimination
Contrast sensitivity
Exploratory endpoints
Neurofilament light chain (NfL) Retinal nerve fiber layer by optical
coherence tomography (OCT)
Retinal ganglion cell thickness by OCT
EQ-5D-5L Questionnaire Efficacy in non-study eye
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Rare cardiomyopathies
Barth; potential for DMD
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Metabolic cardiomyopathies
Failing heart: an engine out of fuel | Progressive remodeling | Significant US unmet need | ||
Normal heartHypertrophic heart
Small left chamber &
thickened muscle with or
without fibrosis
Low stroke volume Exercise intolerance
Arrythmias, sudden
cardiac death
Dilated heart
Large left chamber with
thin walls
Poor contraction &
reduced ejection fraction
Exercise intolerance
Arrythmias, sudden
cardiac death, blood clots,
edema, heart failure
Barth <200
FRDA 1:50,000
DMD 1:5,000
HFpEF >3m*
- Pipeline partnering potential
BSF Voice of the Patient Report, 2019; Hanson, et.al., World J Cardiol., Jan. 2019; Payne, R.M., Prog. Pediatr. Cardiol., 2011; Giugliano, GR et al., Tex Heart Inst J, 2007; Machiraju et al., Front Cardiovasc Med 2019; Vasan et al., JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging 2018.
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Elamipretide-mediated improvements in cardiac function
Heart failure | Barth syndrome (BTHS) |
Dystrophies (DMD, BMD)
Elamipretide improves respiration in failing
human heart tissue (ischemic, non- ischemic, acquired and congenital)
Change:Elamipretide treated | ‡ | |
from Untreated | ||
Percent | N = 9 N = 10 | N = 13 N = 18 |
‡ p<0.005 Untreated vs Treated
Stauffer, ESC HF, 2017, Chatfield, JACC Basic Translational Sc, 2019
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Elamipretide improves respiration in Barth
human IPS derived cardiomyocytes
‡
Barth + vehicle
Barth + elamipretide
Wild type + vehicle
Wild type + elamipretide
Pu, et. al., BSF Poster Presentation 2016
Elamipretide improves respiration in failing Becker MD heart tissue
Stauffer, et al., unpublished, 2020.
Barth development program
Our Barth development initiative was prompted by requests from advocacy (Barth Syndrome Foundation) and KOLs.
Preclinical | Clinical | Open-label | Natural history | Current & |
models | data | data | comparative control | next steps |
BTHS derived
cardiomyocytes +
lymphoblastoid cells; TAZ KD mouse model; lipid bi- layer modeling systems; DCMA fibroblasts
Pu, BSF, 2016; Vernon, ongoing; Mitchell, 2019; Allen, 2019, pub. pend., Machiraju, 2019
2020
No changes in 6MWT or | Improvement from Phase | SPIBA-001 observational | Rare pediatric |
BTHSA-Total Fatigue | 2/3 baseline on multiple | study established the | designation |
during 12-week | pre-specified endpoints | effectiveness of | awarded. |
treatment in TAZPOWER | (cardiac function, 6MWT, | elamipretide compared to | FDA interactions |
Phase 2/3 crossover trial. | BTHSA-Total Fatigue, | natural history control with | |
to inform | |||
Responders observed in | Muscle Strength, PGI | statistically significant | |
regulatory path | |||
pre-specifiedsub-group. | Symptoms) in 8 patients at | improvement on 6MWT | |
forward. | |||
Trends toward improved | week 36 of OLE. | (p=0.0005) primary | |
cardiac function. | MDA, 2019, UMDF 2019 | endpoint and other | |
MDA, 2019, UMDF, 2019 | secondary endpoints. |
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TAZPOWER: longer therapy during OLE improved multiple endpoints
6MWT (n=8) | BTHS-SA fatigue (n=8) Muscle strength (n=8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
500 | 478 479 489 | 9 | 200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
points)15-(3fatigueoffeelingWorst | 188 187 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
480 | 7.95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
minutes6inwalkedMeters | 8 | Newtons | 180 | 175 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
460 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7.38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
440 | 7 | 160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
420 | 5.88 | 6.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
400 | 132 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
380 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
340 | 4 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BL | W36 W48 Wk | BL W36 W48 | Wk | BL W36 W48 Wk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OLE OLE 72 | OLE OLE | 72 | OLE OLE 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OLE | OLE | OLE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SWAY balance (n=8)
8584
83
80
76
75
71
70
65
BL W36 | W48 | Wk 72 |
OLE | OLE | OLE |
Seconds
5X SST (n=8)
14
13 12.9
12
11.3 11.4
1110.8
10
BL W36 W48 Wk
OLE OLE 72
OLE
CGI Symptoms (n=8) | PGI Symptoms (n=8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.0 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1.5 | 1.38 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1.0 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
0.5 | 0.50 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BL W36 W48 W72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BL W36 | W48 | W72 | ||||||||||||||||||||
OLE | OLE | OLE | OLE OLE OLE | |||||||||||||||||||
BL:Wk 36 OLE | BL:Wk 36 OLE | BL:Wk 36 OLE | BL:Wk 36 OLE |
p=0.02 | p=0.03 | p=0.02 | p=0.20 |
BL:Wk 72 OLE | BL:Wk 72 OLE | BL:Wk 72 OLE | BL:Wk 72 OLE |
p=0.01 | p=0.07 | p=0.008 | p=0.01 |
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BL:Wk 36 OLE p=0.22
BL:Wk 72 OLE p=0.10
BL:Wk 36 OLE | BL:Wk 36 OLE |
p=0.10 | p=0.05 |
BL:Wk 72 OLE | BL:Wk 72 OLE |
p=0.0006 | p=0.10 |
TAZPOWER: patient and caregiver perception of change
Fatigue/Energy Levels Stamina/Endurance Muscle Strength Appetite Heat Tolerance
Healing From Wounds Muscle Pain Fogginess Healing from Sickness Depression Headaches Sweating Sleep Quality Incontinence
Functional Improvement | Improvements reported by participating subjects (and/or | |||||||
their caregivers) (n=10 represented subjects) | ||||||||
Daily Life Activities | Daily Life Improvement | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quality of Life | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Work/School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||
Percent of Patients | Percent of Patients |
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SPIBA-001 natural history comparative control study
Week 36 OLE compared to prognostically matched natural history controls (NHC)
Primary endpoint | Secondary endpoints | |
6MWT | from baseline | Muscle strength by | |||||
90 | 81.26 | HHD | from baseline | ||||
80 | 45 | 42.75 | |||||
minutes | 60 | 40 | |||||
35 | |||||||
70 | |||||||
6 | 50 | 30 | |||||
walkedin | Newtons | 25 | |||||
40 | |||||||
20 | |||||||
30 | |||||||
Meters | 15 | ||||||
20 | 10 | ||||||
10 | 0.59 | 5 | 1.03 | ||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Elamipretide | Natural history | Elamipretide | Natural | ||||
control | history control |
5XSST from
baseline
0
-0.002 | |||||
-0.5 | |||||
Seconds | Elamipretide | ||||
-1 | |||||
Natural history | |||||
control | |||||
-1.5 | |||||
-2 | |||||
-2.3 | |||||
-2.5 | |||||
SWAY balance | from | ||
baseline | |||
8 | 7.35 | ||
7 | |||
6 | |||
5 | |||
4 | |||
3 | |||
2 | 0.89 | ||
1 | |||
0 | Elamipretide | Natural history | |
control |
Multi-domain
responder index
score
4 | |
3 | |
3 | |
2 | |
1 | 0.6 |
0 | |
Elamipretide | Natural history |
control |
p=0.0005
Week 48 OLE: Elam 93.08, NHC 0.88, p=0.0006
Week 72 OLE: 115.28 (29.50); p=0.0002
p=0.0002
Week 48 OLE: Elam 49.92, NHC 1.97, p=0.0004
Week 72 OLE: 58.17 (14.58); p=0.0001
p<0.05
Week 48 OLE: Elam -2.76, NHC -0.004, p=0.04
Week 72 OLE:-3.3 (1.18); p=0.006
p=0.13 |
Week 48 OLE: Elam 8.69, NHC |
1.11, p=0.12 |
Week 72 OLE: 11.98 (5.14); |
p=0.02 |
p=0.0001 |
Week 48 OLE: Elam LSM 3.1, NHC 0.7, p=0.0001
Week 72 OLE:
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Increased left ventricular volumes
SPIBA-201 patients under-perfused at BL | 3D LV Stroke Volume (Indexed) | ||||||||||
mean BL CI = 2.3L/min/m2 (~3,300 L/day) | |||||||||||
40.00 | |||||||||||
Double-blindcross-over | Open-label extension | ||||||||||
38.00 | |||||||||||
36.00 | 35.33 | 35.31 | |||||||||
5.0 L | Healthy teenager | 34.00 | 33.38 | 34.46 | |||||||
~4.13L/min/m2 | |||||||||||
(6,000-7,500 L/day ) | 32.00 | 32.46 | |||||||||
28.69 | 30.49 | ||||||||||
Congestive heart failure | 30.00 | ||||||||||
3.0 L | |||||||||||
~2.3L/min/m2 | 28.00 | 28.48 | |||||||||
28.17 | 28.52 | ||||||||||
Cardiogenic shock | |||||||||||
26.00 | |||||||||||
<2.2L/min/m2 | 24.00 | ||||||||||
22.00 | Slope of ∆ BL to Week 72 OLE p<0.0001 | ||||||||||
CO = cardiac output, the amount of blood pumped each minute (SV X HR) | 20.00 | Baseline | V5 Wk12 | V6 Pre- | V10 Wk12 OLE Wk12 | OLE Wk24 | OLE Wk36 OLE Wk48 OLE Wk72 | ||||
CI = cardiac index (CO indexed to body surface area) | Screening | ||||||||||
dose | |||||||||||
EF = % of blood in left ventricle ejected with each contraction (EF = SV/EDV) | |||||||||||
HR = heart rate | Indexed LVEDV slope of ∆ BL to Week 72 OLE p<0.0001 | ||||||||||
Indexed LVESV slope of ∆ BL to Week 72 OLE p=0.0002 |
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Stroke volume may predict clinical benefit
Associated with improved exercise capacity | May lead to improved outcomes |
- Major determinant of peak exercise capacity
- Correlations (resting SV & 6MWT) strengthening with long-term OLE therapy (OLE Week 72 r=0.52)
- Durable improvements in 6MWT, strength, balance, 5XSST (TAZPOWER
OLE) unexpected in the natural history (SPIBA-001)(slide 21) - No increased effort/hope bias (Borg scale)
- Characterized by patients as meaningful (PPC video protocol)(slide 20)
ACC Poster Presentation, 2020; Berliner et al Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019; Lele et al., 1995; McCurdy, K., Letter to FDA, 5/26/2020.
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- SV =key component of cardiac output and EF
- all forms of HF are associated with deteriorating SV and CO
- EF has been well-correlated with survival
- Natural history predicts decline in SV, particularly at age ≥12-years and particularly preceding death or transplant:
- SPIBA-001NH controls (n=12) -4.8mL vs. TAZPOWER OLE week 72
+1.92mL, ∆ 6.72 mL, p=0.002),
- SPIBA-001NH controls (n=12) -4.8mL vs. TAZPOWER OLE week 72
- TAZPOWER safety profile (no deaths, transplants or cardiac events) in ≥12- year-patients over >72-weeks compares to 9% death in 12-19-year-olds and 27% death in ≥20-year-old US patients (12% of all transplants in 12-19-year- olds, 4% of all transplants in in ≥20-year-old US patients).
- Division of Rare Disease and Medical Genetics recommends collecting additional controlled clinical data prior NDA submission to support an evaluation of efficacy
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Next steps
Next steps
- NDA: Company believes existing data may meet requirements for NDA
- Additional controlled data:
- Trial designs: One potential design which FDA has suggested is a randomized withdrawal from drug for the patients remaining in open-label extension. Alternatively, new patients could be recruited, potentially including pediatric patients.
- Pre-NDA: After discussions with patient advocacy and KOLs, and based on prior experience, Company does not believe it would be feasible or practicable to conduct an additional trial prior to NDA submission, due to ultra-rare nature of disease, prior utilization of ~10% of patient population, COVID-19 concerns.
- Phase 4 Commitment: Company acknowledges FDA's perspective that additional controlled data would better inform efficacy. Company hopes to engage FDA regarding prospective trial designs which could commence during NDA review and be conducted as part of a post-marketing commitment.
Duchenne's cardiomyopathy - an unmet need
Pressing unmet need
"Now that we have drugs to hopefully help the skeletal muscle in our boys, are their hearts built to last?"
- Leading patient advocate, in discussion with FDA
>90% develop
cardiomyopathic symptoms
cardiomyopathy
primary cause of premature death
Clinical trial planning - discussing protocol with KOLs, FDA interactions anticipated H2 2020
Subject demographics:
- Evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy by echocardiography/cardiac MRI
- Prior to severe fibrosis and dilation (i.e. pre-pubescent through mid-teens)
- Normal ejection fraction
- n = ~100+
Duration:
6-monthrun-in followed by randomization of responders to 1-year randomized withdrawal trial
Endpoints:
- left ventricular volume index
- stroke volume
- diastolic function (E/e', LAVI, E/A ratio)
- diaphragm function (MED scale, ultrasound)
- myocardial fibrosis
- global longitudinal strain
Payne, R.M., Prog. Pediatr. Cardiol., 2011; Giugliano, GR et al., Tex Heart Inst J, 2007; Machiraju et al., Front Cardiovasc Med 2019.
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Beyond rare - pipeline partnering potential
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)
a disease in which the heart is not relaxing properly, leading to low cardiac volumes & reduced perfusion, particularly during maximum stress
P2, 1-month elamipretide or placebo, n=46, assessed function during stress and at rest
Cardiac function during maximum stress favored elamipretide across numerous endpoints
in end diastolic | in end systolic | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | volume (ml) n=26 | 10 | volume (ml) n=26 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | Control | 8 | Control | ||||||||||||||||||
Elam | Elam | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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-5 | -2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
-10 | -4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
-6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
-15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
-8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
-10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
in ejection | in stroke volume | in cardiac output | in cardiac index | ||||
10 | fraction (%) n=26 | 12 | (ml) n=26 | 1.0 | (L/min) n=26 | 0.4 | (L/min/m2) n=26 |
Control | Control | Control | Control | ||||
8 | 0.8 | ||||||
9 | Elam | Elam | 0.3 | ||||
6 | Elam | Elam | |||||
6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |||||
4 | 0.4 | ||||||
3 | 0.1 | ||||||
2 | 0.2 | ||||||
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
-2 | -3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ||||
-4 | -0.4 | ||||||
-6 | -0.2 | ||||||
-6 | -0.6 | ||||||
-9 | -0.3 | ||||||
-8 | -0.8 | ||||||
-10 | -12 | -1.0 | -0.4 |
in septal E/è
n=45
0.5
0.0
-0.5
-1.0
-1.5
-2.0
Control
-2.5Elam
in left atrial volume (ml)
5 | |
0 | |
-5 | |
-10 | |
-15 | |
-20 | |
-25 | Control |
-30 | Elam |
Diastolic volumes are | Systolic volumes are |
reduced in HFpEF | reduced in HFpEF |
Ejection fraction is | Stroke volume is | Cardiac output is | Elevated in HFpEF, |
normal in HFpEF | reduced in HFpEF | reduced in HFpEF | particularly during |
Graphs reflect assessment of raw data conducted by Dr. Hani Sabbah, Henry Ford Institute, for Stealth BT. | stress | ||
Left atrial enlargement common in HFpEF
- Did not hit primary endpoint for change in E/E' at rest.
- Trends toward improvement E/E' and global longitudinal strain during maximal exertion
- Trends toward improvement across multiple echocardiographic parameters
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Rare neurological diseases
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MMPOWER-3 stratified by genetic mutations; ~25% nDNA mutations
MMPOWER-3
Prespecified stratification and subgroup analysis included based upon FDA feedback and to de-risk potential heterogeneity introduced by basket trial design
MMPOWER-3 Stratification | All Subjects | ||
(N=218) | |||
Mitochondrial DNA (mDNA) Mutation | ~75% | ||
Nuclear DNA (nDNA) Mutation | ~25% |
↑ >22% POLG and replisome related disorders
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All mtDNA maintenance proteins are encoded by nucleargenes
- Cardiolipin mediates importation of nuclear proteins via the translocase outer membrane complex
- mtDNA typically spatially arranged into nucleoids, tethered to the IMM by cardiolipin
- Replisome defects usually lead to stalling at the replication fork and deletion/depletion of mtDNA over time
- Knockout of major components (POLG and Twinkle) are embryonic lethal
- Rapid loss of mtDNA
- Preclinical models often over-express a mutant version as a
viable strategy that is compatible with life.
PMM ∆ From Baseline in 6MWT in nuclear subgroup
Subgroup: Nuclear DNA Mutation
•
nDNA patients on placebo did not improve on 6MWT functional assessment - possibly suggesting
from | 35 | Elamipretide 40 mg | 16.4 (-18.5, 51.2) | ||||||
30 | • | ||||||||
Placebo | p = 0.35 | ||||||||
of Change | (meters) | ||||||||
25 | |||||||||
20 | |||||||||
Squares Mean (SE) | Baseline in 6MWT | ||||||||
15 | 16.0 | ||||||||
10 | |||||||||
5 | |||||||||
• | |||||||||
Least | 0 | -0.4 | |||||||
-5 | |||||||||
0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | |||
Weeks |
limited mitochondrial reserve capacity
mtDNA patients on placebo did improve on 6MWT functional assessment (particularly patients with
MELAS)
- "Hope bias"
- Possibly suggests increased mitochondrial reserve capacity (heteroplasmy?)
Most nDNA patients had POLG-related or other replisome disorders - i.e. defects in nuclear genes encoding for proteins important for mtDNA replication
- Mechanistically, cardiolipin's role in protein importation and replisome activity may help explain this finding
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Nuclear subgroup findings (per protocol)
Subgroup: Nuclear DNA Mutation - per protocol
in | 35 | Elamipretide 40 mg | |||||||
Baseline | 30 | ||||||||
Placebo | 27.8 | ||||||||
25 | |||||||||
from | |||||||||
Improvement | 20 | 24.1 (-0.1, 48.3) | |||||||
Squares Mean (SE) of Change | 6MWT (meters) | ||||||||
15 | p = 0.05 | ||||||||
10 | |||||||||
5 | 3.7 | ||||||||
0 | |||||||||
-5 | |||||||||
Least | -10 | ||||||||
0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | |||
Weeks |
- Subjects with nDNA mutations walked about 30m farther at the end of the study
- Most of these subjects had mutations associated with the mtDNA Replisome
- POLG and Twinkle made up about 50% of the nDNA cohort
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Pipeline compounds
100+ | SBT-272 | SBT-259 | SBT-550 |
proprietary | Clinical stage (Phase 1) | ↑ mitochondrial uptake in | 550 series may protect cells |
differentiated | ↑ mitochondrial uptake (>6X)^ | peripheral tissue (>3X)^ | from ferroptosis, a form of |
cell death implicated in | |||
compounds | Cmax (~3X), AUC (>25X) in rat brain^ | under assessment for | |
several neurodegenerative | |||
multiple families | ↑ survival in male cohort of ALS SOD-1 | peripheral neuropathy | diseases |
under assessment for CMT | |||
model; correlated NfL reduction |
- in each case relative to elamipretide; Cmax = greater maximum concentration; AUC = area under the drug concentration-time curve; NfL = neurofilament light chain Stealth BT data on file; Keefe et al., NEALS 2019; Wu, et.al., J Mol Neurosci., Oct 2018
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SBT-272: potential neuronal protective therapeutic agent
Improved blood-brain-barrier penetration | Improved survival correlates with NfL in ALS SOD-1 model |
120 | SBT-0272 | Pearson r 0.8 | ||||||||||
NfL | p<0.05 | |||||||||||
100 | Elamipretide | Improved survival p<0.02 | ||||||||||
tissues | n=10 in each of high dose | |||||||||||
80 | cohort and vehicle | |||||||||||
ng/g | 60 | |||||||||||
Compound, | ||||||||||||
40 | ||||||||||||
20 | ||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||
0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | |||
Time, h |
• Mitochondria-targeted small molecule | • Survival correlated with improvement in NfL, a biomarker of axonal |
dysfunction which is elevated in ALS, MSA, Parkinson's, Huntingtons' and | |
• >6X higher mitochondrial update relative to elamipretide | |
Alzheimers, with increasing evidence showing correlation between NfL | |
• ~3X higher Cmax and >25X higher AUC in brain relative to | plasma concentrations and morbidity across various diseases. |
elamipretide | • SBT-272 has also demonstrated neuroprotective benefit in a murine stroke |
• Phase 1 single ascending dose ongoing; data H2 2020 (safety, | model (p=0.006)(measuring respiratory control ratio in brain mitochondria |
post ischemia reperfusion). | |
tolerability, plasma PK) | |
• Preclinical studies ongoing in TDP-43 ALS and proteinopathy models | |
Stealth BT data on file; showing brain accumulation in Sprague Dawley after 5mg/kg | |
SBT-272 or elamipretide (n=4 per time-point). | ALS=amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; MSA=multiple system atrophy; SOD-1=copper zinc |
47 © 2020 Stealth BioTherapeutics. C O N F I D E N T I A L | superoxide dismutase 1; TDP-43=(transitive response DNA/RNA-binding protein 43 kDa |
Keefe, et al. NEALS 2019 |
At a glance
Leading | Significant | First in class | Multi-asset | Experienced |
mitochondrial | unmet need | therapies | platform | team |
medicine |
Orphan diseases: | Life-limiting cardiomyopathy: <200 | Fast track: | Pipeline-in-a-product | >10 decades drug |
Barth, LHON (clinical) | US Barth patients; potential for | Barth, LHON, AMD w/GA | 100+ pipeline compounds | development experience |
FRDA, ALS, CMT (preclinical) | Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) | Orphan drug: | Mito targeting platform | Dedicated to improving |
Age-related diseases: | Visual impairment: | Barth, LHON | >600 patents issued + pending | the lives of patients |
dry AMD | ~10m US AMD + ~10k LHON patients | No US approved therapies | ||
Orphan neurodegeneration | ||||
Orphan peripheral neuropathy |
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