Acticor Biotech obtains "PRIME" status from the European Medicines Agency for glenzocimab in the treatment of stroke
21 Juli 2022 - 07:32PM
Business Wire
- Strengthening discussions with regulatory authorities to
accelerate the clinical development of glenzocimab for its
potential benefit in the treatment of stroke
- 87 patients already enrolled in Europe in the ACTISAVE Phase
2/3 registration study in stroke patients
ACTICOR BIOTECH (Paris:ALACT) (ISIN: FR0014005OJ5 - ALACT), a
clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative drugs
for the treatment of cardiovascular emergencies, in particular
stroke, announced today that it has received "PRIority Medicines"
status from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its drug
candidate, glenzocimab, for the treatment of patients with
stroke.
The "PRIME" status granted by the European Medicines Agency
(EMA) allows to reinforce the support for the development of drugs
that target an unmet medical need. This status will allow Acticor
Biotech to strengthen interactions and obtain early dialogues with
regulatory authorities in order to confirm the clinical development
plan for glenzocimab in the treatment of stroke.
Glenzocimab is currently being evaluated in the Phase 2/3
registration ACTISAVE study in stroke patients. This study started
in Q3 2021, with the inclusion of the first patient in Europe. In
parallel, ACTICOR had obtained an IND for this study from the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November 2021. To date, 87
patients have already been enrolled in Europe.
A total of 1,000 patients will be included in the United States
and Europe. An interim futility analysis is planned after inclusion
of the first 200 patients to confirm the baseline hypotheses.
Yannick Pletan, General Manager & CMO of Acticor
Biotech, said: "We are delighted that the European Medicines
Agency has granted "PRIME" status to glenzocimab. This designation
is both a recognition of the significant unmet medical need for
stroke and a validation of the relevance of the positive clinical
results of our Phase 1b/2a ACTIMIS study with glenzocimab in stroke
patients. We will now be able to more easily pursue our discussions
with regulatory authorities and ensure the smooth continuation of
the ACTISAVE Phase 2/3 clinical trial, conducted in the United
States and in Europe. To date, 87 patients have already been
enrolled across Europe, which is perfectly in line with our
theoretical inclusion curve. The good recruitment momentum in this
study will lead, as previously announced, to the interim futility
analysis, scheduled after the inclusion of the 200 patients, in the
first half of 2023."
About ACTISAVE
ACTISAVE (NCT05070260) is a multinational, adaptive,
multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled,
parallel-group Phase 2/3 study evaluating the safety and efficacy
of a single dose of glenzocimab used in combination with standard
of care (thrombolysis +/- thrombectomy) for acute ischemic
stroke.
About ACTICOR BIOTECH
Acticor Biotech is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, a
spin-off from INSERM (the French National Institute of Health and
Medical Research), which is aiming to develop an innovative
treatment for cardiovascular emergencies, including ischemic
stroke.
Acticor Biotech is developing glenzocimab (ACT017), a humanized
monoclonal antibody (mAb) fragment directed against a novel target
of major interest, platelet glycoprotein VI (GPVI). Glenzocimab
inhibits platelet binding to the thrombus without affecting
physiological hemostasis, thereby limiting the bleeding risk,
particularly in the brain.
In May 2022, Acticor Biotech presented positive results from its
Phase 1b/2a study, ACTIMIS, at the ESOC, confirming the safety
profile and showing a reduction in mortality and intracerebral
hemorrhage in the glenzocimab-treated group in patients with
stroke. The efficacy of glenzocimab is now being evaluated in an
international Phase 2/3 study, ACTISAVE, which will include 1,000
patients.
Acticor Biotech is supported by a panel of European and
international investors (Karista, Go Capital, Newton Biocapital,
CMS Medical Venture Investment (HK) Limited, A&B (HK) Limited,
Mirae Asset Capital, Anaxago, Primer Capital, Mediolanum
farmaceutici and the Armesa foundation). Acticor Biotech is listed
on Euronext Growth Paris since November 2021 (ISIN: FR0014005OJ5 –
ALACT).
For more information, visit: www.acticor-biotech.com
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