SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lipocine Inc.
(NASDAQ: LPCN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused
on metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced that the last
patient has been enrolled in its LiFT ("Liver
Fat intervention with oral
Testosterone") Phase 2 clinical study, a
paired-biopsy study investigating LPCN 1144 in confirmed
non-cirrhotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis ("NASH") subjects. LPCN
1144 is an oral prodrug of endogenous testosterone. To date LPCN
1144 therapy has shown meaningful reductions of liver fat in our
proof of concept liver fat imaging study in hypogonadal males and
has demonstrated treatment potential in a pre-clinical NASH and
hepatic fibrosis rabbit model. Moreover, no notable tolerability
issues have been seen in 700+ hypogonadal subjects with up to
52-week exposure.
There is a growing body of preclinical and clinical evidence
supporting the relationship between testosterone deficiency and
NAFLD/NASH. The majority of biopsy-confirmed NASH male patients
reportedly have low testosterone and the levels of free T decrease
significantly with increased fibrosis.
The LiFT Phase 2 clinical study is a 38-week,
prospective, multi-center, randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled, three-arm study of LPCN 1144 in
biopsy-confirmed male NASH subjects (based on NAFLD activity score)
with grade F1-F3 fibrosis. The study randomized 56 subjects
1:1:1 to two test arms and one placebo arm. Lipocine expects to
report top-line change in liver fat data measured by MRI-PDFF
(primary endpoint), in January 2021. Subsequently, 36-week
biopsy and MRI-PDFF data are expected mid-2021. For more
information, refer to NCT04134091.
"We are pleased to have completed enrollment in the LiFT
trial, especially during the current COVID-19 crisis, and look
forward to sharing primary endpoint results," stated Dr.
Mahesh Patel, Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Lipocine. Dr. Patel further
stated, "Considering the possible benefit to risk profile, we are
excited to investigate LPCN 1144 for the treatment of
biopsy-confirmed NASH patients."
About Lipocine
Lipocine Inc. is a clinical-stage
biopharmaceutical company focused on metabolic and endocrine
disorders using its proprietary drug delivery technologies.
Lipocine's clinical development pipeline includes TLANDO, LPCN
1144, TLANDO XR, LPCN 1148 and LPCN 1107. TLANDO, a novel oral
prodrug of testosterone containing testosterone undecanoate, is
designed to help restore normal testosterone levels in hypogonadal
men. Lipocine has resubmitted its NDA to the FDA for TLANDO and it
is currently under review. LPCN 1144, an oral product of
bioidentical testosterone, recently completed a proof-of-concept
clinical study demonstrating the potential utility in the treatment
of non-cirrhotic NASH. LPCN 1144 is currently being studied
in a Phase 2 clinical study. TLANDO XR, a novel oral prodrug
of testosterone, originated and being developed by Lipocine as a
next-generation oral testosterone product with potential for
once-daily dosing. In a phase 2 clinical evaluation when
administered as once daily or twice daily TLANDO XR met the
standard TRT primary and secondary end points. LPCN 1148 is an oral
prodrug of bioidentical testosterone targeted for the treatment of
liver cirrhosis. LPCN 1107 is potentially the first oral
hydroxyprogesterone caproate product candidate, with end of phase 2
meeting completed, indicated for the prevention of recurrent
preterm birth and has been granted orphan drug designation by the
FDA. For more information, please visit www.lipocine.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains
"forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 and include statements that are not historical facts
regarding Lipocine's product candidates and related clinical
trials, the timing of completion of clinical trials, including the
LIFT clinical study, the potential uses and benefits of our
product candidates, and our product development efforts. Investors
are cautioned that all such forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks
that the FDA will not approve any of our products, risks related to
our products, expected product benefits not being realized,
clinical and regulatory expectations and plans not being realized,
new regulatory developments and requirements, risks related to the
FDA approval process including the receipt of regulatory approvals,
the results and timing of clinical trials, patient acceptance of
Lipocine's products, the manufacturing and commercialization of
Lipocine's products, and other risks detailed in Lipocine's filings
with the SEC, including, without limitation, its Form 10-K and
other reports on Forms 8-K and 10-Q, all of which can be obtained
on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Lipocine assumes no obligation
to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements
contained in this release, except as required by law.
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