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14 June 2022
14 June 2022
PureTech Reports Results from Phase 2 Study of LYT-100-COV in
Post-Acute "Long" COVID with Respiratory Complications
No treatment effect observed in this patient population;
substantial improvement in 6-minute walk test seen in both placebo
and active groups
Study adds to growing body of data supporting strong safety and
tolerability profile of LYT-100 (deupirfenidone)
Company will drive LYT-100 forward in other indications, with a
focus on IPF where human clinical efficacy has been previously
shown with pirfenidone
PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (" PureTech" or
the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated
to discovering, developing and commercializing highly
differentiated medicines for devastating diseases, today announced
results from a Phase 2 study of LYT-100-COV (deupirfenidone) in
patients with post-acute "Long" COVID with respiratory
complications. There was no treatment effect observed in this
indication with LYT-100, though the strong safety and tolerability
profile of LYT-100 seen in previous studies was reaffirmed. Based
on these data, PureTech will not pursue further studies in this
patient population and remains on track to initiate
registration-enabling studies of LYT-100 in idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis (IPF) later this month. LYT-100 is a selectively
deuterated form of pirfenidone . Pirfenidone has been proven
effective in IPF, a devastating condition where the tolerability,
safety and potentially higher exposure of LYT-100 could have an
important impact on patient adherence and outcomes.
"Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, we identified a potential
application for LYT-100 given the hypothes is that inflammation and
fibrosis may play a role in prolonging respiratory symptoms
experienced by many patients. We undertook this exploratory study,
guided by a desire to address this emerging need, while further
expanding the safety and tolerability data for our LYT-100
development program at large," said Daphne Zohar, Founder and Chief
Executive Officer of PureTech. "Although we had hoped to offer a
treatment to Long COVID patients, these data further strengthen our
confidence that LYT-100 has the potential to offer improved
tolerability and therefore potentially improved treatment adherence
and patient outcomes in IPF, a devastating condition that has been
well-studied and where pirfenidone has proven efficacy. We are very
grateful to the participants and researchers who were involved in
this study, and we believe this additional tolerability and safety
data will help to support our registration-enabling program in IPF,
which we plan to initiate later this month."
The global, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study
is one of few to complete in patients with post-acute COVID. The
study enrolled 177 patients averaging 55 years of age who
experienced continued respiratory complications following
hospitalization for acute COVID-19 infection that required
treatment with supplemental oxygen. The primary efficacy endpoint
was a three-month change from baseline compared to placebo on the
six-minute walk test (6MWT) distance. The 6MWT determines how far a
patient can walk in six minutes and is a commonly used measure of
functional capacity in a variety of cardio-pulmonary diseases.
Individuals in both the treatment and placebo arms meaningfully
improved walking distance on the 6MWT as compared to baseline, and
no statistically significant differences between treatment groups
were observed.
"This was a well-executed study that sought to understand
whether survivors of severe COVID-19 pneumonia might benefit from
treatment with an anti-fibrotic therapy following discharge from
hospital. Importantly, the study demonstrated that - in contrast to
patients with IPF who inevitably decline - the majority of the
COVID-19 patients studied experienced meaningful functional
improvements over time, independent of treatment arm," said Toby
Maher, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Clinical Medicine and Director of
Interstitial Lung Disease at Keck School of Medicine of the
University of Southern California and Principal Investigator of the
study. "To me, a key takeaway from the study was the strong safety
and tolerability profile of LYT-100. This, coupled with the
established efficacy of pirfenidone, encourages me to believe that
LYT-100 has the potential to be an important treatment option for
patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive and life
shortening disorder of the lungs that is quite distinct from the
acute lung injury seen with COVID-19."
LYT-100 was well-tolerated in this relatively sick patient
population with multiple comorbidities and concomitant medications.
There were no drug-related serious adverse events (SAEs) or deaths.
Nausea was the only AE judged to be at least possibly related to
LYT-100 with an incidence >=5% (8.7% vs 2.4% with placebo).
Other AEs that have been commonly associated with pirfenidone and
were considered to be at least possibly related to LYT-100
treatment included headache ( 4.3% vs. 1.2% with placebo ) ,
dizziness ( 3.3% vs. 1.2% with placebo ) , fatigue ( 2.2% vs. 0%
with placebo ) , and rash ( 3.3% vs. 1.2% with placebo ).
Discontinuation rates due to AEs that were considered at least
possibly related to LYT-100 were low in both arms (8.6% with
LYT-100 vs. 2.4% with placebo) and the majority of discontinuations
in the LYT-100 arm were due to idiosyncratic events and not AEs
commonly associated with pirfenidone.
These results are consistent with the previously demonstrated
safety and tolerability profile of LYT-100, including the recently
announced results of a crossover study in healthy older adults,
which showed that approximately 50% fewer subjects experienced
gastrointestinal-related AEs with LYT-100 compared with pirfenidone
(17.4% vs. 34.0%) and that substantially fewer subjects experienced
AEs with LYT-100 vs. pirfenidone. PureTech has also recently shown
that LYT-100 can be safely dosed with a higher total drug exposure
than the currently approved dose of pirfenidone, which could
translate into improved efficacy over pirfenidone. The safety and
tolerability data generated to date with LYT-100, along with the
established efficacy of pirfenidone in IPF, support the advancement
of registration-enabling studies of LYT-100 in IPF.
"Our limited understanding of post-acute COVID-19 makes this
therapeutic area particularly challenging for a variety of reasons,
yet this trial yielded some important insights into this patient
population and the natural recovery process of patients," said
Robert A. Wise, M.D., Chair of the Data and Safety Monitoring
Board. "The disease course in patients with acute COVID-19 is
mostly self-limiting and differs significantly from that of a
chronic, progressive disease like IPF, where patients do not
improve over time without intervention. I am particularly pleased
to see how well-tolerated LYT-100 was in this relatively sick
patient population, which suggests that it will also be
well-tolerated in IPF."
PureTech intends to share these data with clinicians to further
the understanding of the natural history of post-acute COVID-19.
These data will also be included in future filings to support the
safety and tolerability of LYT-100.
About LYT-100
LYT-100 is one of seven therapeutic candidates within PureTech's
Wholly Owned Pipeline. It is a selectively deuterated form of
pirfenidone that is designed to retain the potent and
clinically-validated anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory activity
of pirfenidone with a differentiated pharmacokinetic profile that
has translated into favorable tolerability, as supported by data
from multiple human clinical studies. LYT-100 is being advanced for
the potential treatment of conditions involving inflammation and
fibrosis, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and breast
cancer-related, upper limb secondary lymphedema. PureTech is also
exploring the potential evaluation of LYT-100 in other inflammatory
and fibrotic conditions such as myocardial and other organ system
fibrosis based on the strength of existing clinical data around the
use of pirfenidone in these indications.
About PureTech Health
PureTech is a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated
to discovering, developing and commercializing highly
differentiated medicines for devastating diseases, including
inflammatory, fibrotic and immunological conditions, intractable
cancers, lymphatic and gastrointestinal diseases and neurological
and neuropsychological disorders, among others. The Company has
created a broad and deep pipeline through the expertise of its
experienced research and development team and its extensive network
of scientists, clinicians and industry leaders.
This pipeline, which is being advanced both internally and
through PureTech's Founded Entities, is comprised of 27
therapeutics and therapeutic candidates, including two that have
received both U.S. FDA clearance and European marketing
authorization, as of the date of PureTech's most recently filed
Annual Report and corresponding Form 6-K. All of the underlying
programs and platforms that resulted in this pipeline of
therapeutic candidates were initially identified or discovered and
then advanced by the PureTech team through key validation points
based on unique insights in immunology and drug development.
For more information, visit www.puretechhealth.com or connect
with us on Twitter @puretechh.
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LYT-100, including its ability to address a significant unmet need
for patients with IPF, its potential to have improved tolerability
as compared to pirfenidone and to have an impact on patient
adherence and outcomes, our intention to conduct no further studies
in patients experiencing Post-Acute "Long" COVID with Respiratory
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