SciSparc Secures FDA Green Light to US Launch of its Pivotal Phase IIb Clinical Trial for Breakthrough Tourette Syndrome Treatment
30 September 2024 - 3:25PM
SciSparc Ltd. (Nasdaq: SPRC) ("Company" or "SciSparc"), a specialty
clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focusing on the development
of therapies to treat disorders and rare diseases of the central
nervous system, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (“FDA”) has confirmed that its investigational new
drug (“IND”) application for its first in class drug candidate
SCI-110 study may proceed with its Phase IIb clinical trials in the
U.S. in adults patients with Tourette Syndrome (“TS”). This
previously announced FDA approval is one of the most important
milestones of SciSparc to date.
Oz Adler, Chief Executive Officer of
SciSparc, commented “As the currently used medications are managing
only a small number of disease symptoms with limited efficacy and
questionable safety, we believe there is a clear unmet medical need
for the management of TS. The desired therapy for TS should allow
for a notable effectiveness, addressing as many symptoms as
possible. The therapy of choice should also have a favorable safety
profile, allowing for a high patient’s drug compliance. In light of
the results from our Phase IIa clinical trial conducted at Yale
University that showed an average tic reduction of 21% across the
entire sample with almost 40% of the patients experiencing greater
than 25% in tic reduction, we believe that our innovative drug
candidate SCI-110 has the potential to be this desired therapy”
The phase IIb clinical trial will be
conducted at three global leading centers of excellence: the Yale
Child Study Center at the Yale School of Medicine in Connecticut,
United States, the Hannover Medical School in Hannover, Germany,
and at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Israel. The Company
has already secured the Institutional Review Board approvals from
all three clinical sites, as well as approval from all related
federal administrations.
The objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the
efficacy, safety and tolerability of SciSparc's proprietary drug
candidate SCI-110 in adult patients (between the ages of 18 and 65
years) using a daily oral treatment. The patients will be
randomized at a 1:1 ratio to receive either SCI-110 or a
SCI-110-matched placebo. The primary efficacy objective of the
trial will be to assess tic severity change using the Yale Global
Tic Severity Scale, the most commonly used measure in clinical
trials of this kind, as a continuous endpoint at weeks 12 and 26 of
the double-blind phase compared to baseline. The primary safety
objective of the trial is to assess absolute and relative
frequencies of serious adverse events for the entire population
and, separately, for the SCI-110 and placebo groups.
About SciSparc Ltd.
(Nasdaq: SPRC):
SciSparc Ltd. is a specialty clinical-stage pharmaceutical
company led by an experienced team of senior executives and
scientists. SciSparc’s focus is on creating and enhancing a
portfolio of technologies and assets based on cannabinoid
pharmaceuticals. With this focus, the Company is currently engaged
in the following drug development programs based on THC and/or
non-psychoactive CBD: SCI-110 for the treatment of TS, for the
treatment of Alzheimer's disease and agitation; and SCI-210 for the
treatment of ASD and status epilepticus. The Company also owns a
controlling interest in a subsidiary whose business focuses on the
sale of hemp seeds oil-based products on
Amazon Marketplace.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other Federal
securities laws. For example, SciSparc is using forward-looking
statements when it discusses: its belief regarding an unmet medical
need for the management of TS; the parameters for the desired
therapy for TS; its belief that its innovative drug candidate
SCI-110 has the potential to become the desired therapy for TS; and
the format, structure and objective of the clinical trials for the
phase IIb clinical trial. Historical results of scientific research
and clinical and preclinical trials do not guarantee that the
conclusions of future research or trials will suggest identical or
even similar conclusions. Because such statements deal with future
events and are based on SciSparc's current expectations, they are
subject to various risks and uncertainties and actual results,
performance or achievements of SciSparc could differ materially
from those described in or implied by the statements in this press
release. The forward-looking statements contained or implied in
this press release are subject to other risks and uncertainties,
including those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in
SciSparc's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC
on April 1, 2024, and in subsequent filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as otherwise required by
law, SciSparc disclaims any intention or obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future
events or circumstances or otherwise.
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