Gator44
6日前
Was shareholder of HGEN back during covid madness. Respect the knowledge on this board. SANA opinion needed on Type 1 diabetes PR:
Sana Biotechnology Announces Positive Clinical Results from Type 1 Diabetes Study of Islet Cell Transplantation Without Immunosuppression
Sana Biotechnology Announces Positive Clinical Results from Type 1 Diabetes Study of Islet Cell Transplantation Without Immunosuppression
January 07, 2025 16:05 ET
| Source: Sana Biotechnology, Inc
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First-in-Human Study Provides Evidence that Sana’s Hypoimmune (HIP) Technology Enables Transplanted Islet Cells to Avoid Immune Rejection and Produce Insulin Without Immunosuppression
Results Demonstrate HIP-Engineered Primary Pancreatic Islet Cells Avoid Immune Detection, Function, and Persist after Intramuscular Transplantation in First Treated Patient with Type 1 Diabetes
Function and Persistence of Pancreatic Islets Were Detectable by Production of Consistent Levels of Circulating C-Peptide, a Marker of Insulin Production, and Increased C-Peptide Levels with a Mixed Meal Tolerance Test (MMTT)
MRI Shows Signals Consistent with Graft Survival 28 Days after Transplantation
Study Continues to Evaluate Safety, Persistence, and Function of Transplanted Cells
Conference Call to be Webcast at 1:30pm PT
SEATTLE, Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: SANA), a company focused on changing the possible for patients through engineered cells, today announced initial results from an investigator-sponsored, first-in-human study transplanting UP421, an allogeneic primary islet cell therapy engineered with Sana’s hypoimmune (HIP) technology, into a patient with type 1 diabetes without the use of any immunosuppression. The study was conducted in partnership with Uppsala University Hospital. Results of the study at four weeks after cell transplantation demonstrate the survival and function of pancreatic beta cells as measured by the presence of circulating C-peptide, a biomarker indicating that transplanted beta cells are producing insulin. C-peptide levels also increase with a mixed meal tolerance test (MMTT), consistent with insulin secretion in response to a meal. MRI scanning also demonstrated a sustained signal at the site of transplanted cells over time, which is consistent with graft survival. The study identified no safety issues, and the HIP-modified islet cells evaded immune responses.
“These initial exciting results build upon the extensive preclinical and translational studies of Dr. Sonja Schrepfer and the team at Sana. The clinical data are highly promising for patients and provide the first evidence in humans for overcoming allogeneic and autoimmune rejection with pancreatic islet cell transplantation in type 1 diabetes with no immunosuppression,” said Per-Ola Carlsson, MD, Study Principal Investigator, Senior Physician and Professor at the Clinic for Endocrinology and Diabetology at Uppsala University Hospital. “In type 1 diabetes, a person’s immune system attacks and destroys the beta cells. Today’s data, when combined with progress elsewhere in the field, provide real hope that a scalable, curative treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes, meaning normal blood glucose with no insulin injections or immunosuppression, is possible. We look forward to longer follow-up and plan to submit study results for publication as well as for presentation at an upcoming scientific forum.”
“We achieved our goals for the study, identifying no safety issues as well as demonstrating survival, function, and evasion of immune detection of HIP-modified primary pancreatic islet cells transplanted intramuscularly with no immunosuppression,” said Steve Harr, Sana’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “As far as we are aware, this is the first study showing survival of an allogeneic transplant with no immunosuppression or immune-protective device in a fully immune competent individual. Safe cell transplantation without immunosuppression has the potential to transform the treatment of type 1 diabetes and a number of other diseases. We view the insights from the current study as directly applicable to developing SC451, our HIP-modified, stem cell-derived pancreatic islet cell program for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Thank you to everyone involved in this study.”
“These initial clinical results show that cell therapies that replace insulin-producing cells without immunosuppression are approaching reality as a meaningful and potentially life-changing cure for type 1 diabetes,” said Aaron J. Kowalski, Ph.D., CEO of Breakthrough T1D (previously known as JDRF). “We are proud to contribute to translational research endeavors such as those at Sana as a supporter and investor through the T1D Fund: A Breakthrough T1D Venture. We are extremely grateful for the collaborative efforts of the research teams at Sana, at Uppsala University Hospital, and all those involved, for their dedication to this work. We look forward to working with Sana and others to break down the remaining barriers to ensure all members of the T1D community can benefit from these life-changing breakthroughs.”
Primary islet cell transplantation with immunosuppression is an established procedure in type 1 diabetes in which allogeneic pancreatic islet cells are isolated from a deceased donor’s pancreas and transplanted into a patient with a goal of normal blood glucose control and insulin independence. As with whole-organ transplants, suppression of the recipient’s immune system has historically been required to prevent immune rejection of the allogeneic transplanted cells and resurgence of the inciting autoimmune attack. Sana’s HIP technology is designed to overcome immunologic rejection of allogeneic cells, and in type 1 diabetes, also to evade the autoimmune rejection of pancreatic beta cells. UP421 cells were transplanted with no immunosuppression, and the survival of the islet cells provides evidence that these cells evade both allogeneic and autoimmune detection.
Webcast Conference Call Information
Sana will host a webcast conference call to discuss results today, January 7, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. PT. The live webcast and audio archive of the presentation will be accessible on the Investor Relations page of Sana’s website at https://sana.com/. The call can be accessed by dialing (877)-346-6112 (domestic) or (848)-280-6350 (international) and referring to conference ID 9582416.
About the Uppsala University Hospital Investigator-Sponsored Study of UP421 in Type 1 Diabetes
The investigator-sponsored study of UP421 is supported by a grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. The study tests the hypothesis whether HIP-engineered insulin-producing pancreatic cells can be transplanted safely and help to regain insulin production in individuals with type 1 diabetes without need of simultaneous treatment with immunosuppressive medicines. To do this, UP421 is engineered using Sana’s HIP platform at Oslo University Hospital. The study involves intramuscular surgical transplantation of primary, or donor-derived, HIP-engineered islet cells into the forearm of patients with type 1 diabetes. The primary objective of the study is to investigate safety of UP421 transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes, with secondary endpoints including cell survival, immune evasion, and C-peptide production. Circulating C-peptide is a measure of endogenous insulin production. This first-in-human study examines a low dose of HIP-modified primary islets to initially establish the safety and function of HIP-modified islets without immunosuppression and, as a result, is not intended to show improvement in glycemia and/or reduction in exogenous insulin administration.
Results of the study over four weeks after islet cell transplantation demonstrate the survival and function of pancreatic beta cells at each weekly blood draw, as measured by the presence of circulating C-peptide, a biomarker indicating that transplanted beta cells are producing insulin. C-peptide levels also increase during an MMTT, consistent with insulin secretion in response to a meal. At baseline, the patient had undetectable C-peptide both fasting and during an MMTT. MRI scanning demonstrated a sustained signal at the site of the graft over time, consistent with graft survival. The HIP platform has achieved proof-of-concept in humans, showing evasion of immune recognition with the potential broad application for allogeneic transplantation without immunosuppression.
About the Sana Biotechnology Hypoimmune (HIP) Platform
Sana’s HIP platform is designed to generate cells ex vivo that can evade the patient’s immune system to enable the transplantation of allogeneic cells without the need for immunosuppression. We are applying the HIP technology to develop therapeutic candidates at scale, including pluripotent stem cells, which can then be differentiated into multiple cell types, including pancreatic islet cells, and donor-derived allogeneic CAR T cells. We and our collaborators have generated significant foundational intellectual property in the area. Early clinical data from Phase 1 trials and preclinical data published in peer-reviewed journals demonstrate across a variety of cell types that these transplanted allogeneic cells are able to evade both the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system while retaining their activity. Sana’s most advanced programs utilizing this platform include stem cell-derived pancreatic islet cells for patients with type 1 diabetes, an allogeneic CAR T program for B-cell mediated autoimmune diseases, and an allogeneic CAR T program targeting CD22+ cancers.
About Sana Biotechnology
Sana Biotechnology, Inc. is focused on creating and delivering engineered cells as medicines for patients. We share a vision of repairing and controlling genes, replacing missing or damaged cells, and making our therapies broadly available to patients. We are a passionate group of people working together to create an enduring company that changes how the world treats disease. Sana has operations in Seattle, WA, Cambridge, MA, South San Francisco, CA, and Bothell, WA. For more information about Sana Biotechnology, please visit https://sana.com/.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements about Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including those related to the company’s vision, progress, and business plans; expectations for its development programs, product candidates and technology platforms, including its preclinical, clinical and regulatory development plans and timing expectations; the ability of Sana’s HIP platform to generate cells ex vivo that can evade the patient’s immune system to enable the transplantation of allogeneic cells without the need for immunosuppression and, in type 1
Gator44
6日前
Was shareholder of HGEN back during covid madness. Respect the knowledge on this board. SANA opinion needed on Type 1 diabetes PR:
Sana Biotechnology Announces Positive Clinical Results from Type 1 Diabetes Study of Islet Cell Transplantation Without Immunosuppression
Sana Biotechnology Announces Positive Clinical Results from Type 1 Diabetes Study of Islet Cell Transplantation Without Immunosuppression
January 07, 2025 16:05 ET
| Source: Sana Biotechnology, Inc
Share
First-in-Human Study Provides Evidence that Sana’s Hypoimmune (HIP) Technology Enables Transplanted Islet Cells to Avoid Immune Rejection and Produce Insulin Without Immunosuppression
Results Demonstrate HIP-Engineered Primary Pancreatic Islet Cells Avoid Immune Detection, Function, and Persist after Intramuscular Transplantation in First Treated Patient with Type 1 Diabetes
Function and Persistence of Pancreatic Islets Were Detectable by Production of Consistent Levels of Circulating C-Peptide, a Marker of Insulin Production, and Increased C-Peptide Levels with a Mixed Meal Tolerance Test (MMTT)
MRI Shows Signals Consistent with Graft Survival 28 Days after Transplantation
Study Continues to Evaluate Safety, Persistence, and Function of Transplanted Cells
Conference Call to be Webcast at 1:30pm PT
SEATTLE, Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: SANA), a company focused on changing the possible for patients through engineered cells, today announced initial results from an investigator-sponsored, first-in-human study transplanting UP421, an allogeneic primary islet cell therapy engineered with Sana’s hypoimmune (HIP) technology, into a patient with type 1 diabetes without the use of any immunosuppression. The study was conducted in partnership with Uppsala University Hospital. Results of the study at four weeks after cell transplantation demonstrate the survival and function of pancreatic beta cells as measured by the presence of circulating C-peptide, a biomarker indicating that transplanted beta cells are producing insulin. C-peptide levels also increase with a mixed meal tolerance test (MMTT), consistent with insulin secretion in response to a meal. MRI scanning also demonstrated a sustained signal at the site of transplanted cells over time, which is consistent with graft survival. The study identified no safety issues, and the HIP-modified islet cells evaded immune responses.
“These initial exciting results build upon the extensive preclinical and translational studies of Dr. Sonja Schrepfer and the team at Sana. The clinical data are highly promising for patients and provide the first evidence in humans for overcoming allogeneic and autoimmune rejection with pancreatic islet cell transplantation in type 1 diabetes with no immunosuppression,” said Per-Ola Carlsson, MD, Study Principal Investigator, Senior Physician and Professor at the Clinic for Endocrinology and Diabetology at Uppsala University Hospital. “In type 1 diabetes, a person’s immune system attacks and destroys the beta cells. Today’s data, when combined with progress elsewhere in the field, provide real hope that a scalable, curative treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes, meaning normal blood glucose with no insulin injections or immunosuppression, is possible. We look forward to longer follow-up and plan to submit study results for publication as well as for presentation at an upcoming scientific forum.”
“We achieved our goals for the study, identifying no safety issues as well as demonstrating survival, function, and evasion of immune detection of HIP-modified primary pancreatic islet cells transplanted intramuscularly with no immunosuppression,” said Steve Harr, Sana’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “As far as we are aware, this is the first study showing survival of an allogeneic transplant with no immunosuppression or immune-protective device in a fully immune competent individual. Safe cell transplantation without immunosuppression has the potential to transform the treatment of type 1 diabetes and a number of other diseases. We view the insights from the current study as directly applicable to developing SC451, our HIP-modified, stem cell-derived pancreatic islet cell program for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Thank you to everyone involved in this study.”
“These initial clinical results show that cell therapies that replace insulin-producing cells without immunosuppression are approaching reality as a meaningful and potentially life-changing cure for type 1 diabetes,” said Aaron J. Kowalski, Ph.D., CEO of Breakthrough T1D (previously known as JDRF). “We are proud to contribute to translational research endeavors such as those at Sana as a supporter and investor through the T1D Fund: A Breakthrough T1D Venture. We are extremely grateful for the collaborative efforts of the research teams at Sana, at Uppsala University Hospital, and all those involved, for their dedication to this work. We look forward to working with Sana and others to break down the remaining barriers to ensure all members of the T1D community can benefit from these life-changing breakthroughs.”
Primary islet cell transplantation with immunosuppression is an established procedure in type 1 diabetes in which allogeneic pancreatic islet cells are isolated from a deceased donor’s pancreas and transplanted into a patient with a goal of normal blood glucose control and insulin independence. As with whole-organ transplants, suppression of the recipient’s immune system has historically been required to prevent immune rejection of the allogeneic transplanted cells and resurgence of the inciting autoimmune attack. Sana’s HIP technology is designed to overcome immunologic rejection of allogeneic cells, and in type 1 diabetes, also to evade the autoimmune rejection of pancreatic beta cells. UP421 cells were transplanted with no immunosuppression, and the survival of the islet cells provides evidence that these cells evade both allogeneic and autoimmune detection.
Webcast Conference Call Information
Sana will host a webcast conference call to discuss results today, January 7, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. PT. The live webcast and audio archive of the presentation will be accessible on the Investor Relations page of Sana’s website at https://sana.com/. The call can be accessed by dialing (877)-346-6112 (domestic) or (848)-280-6350 (international) and referring to conference ID 9582416.
About the Uppsala University Hospital Investigator-Sponsored Study of UP421 in Type 1 Diabetes
The investigator-sponsored study of UP421 is supported by a grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. The study tests the hypothesis whether HIP-engineered insulin-producing pancreatic cells can be transplanted safely and help to regain insulin production in individuals with type 1 diabetes without need of simultaneous treatment with immunosuppressive medicines. To do this, UP421 is engineered using Sana’s HIP platform at Oslo University Hospital. The study involves intramuscular surgical transplantation of primary, or donor-derived, HIP-engineered islet cells into the forearm of patients with type 1 diabetes. The primary objective of the study is to investigate safety of UP421 transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes, with secondary endpoints including cell survival, immune evasion, and C-peptide production. Circulating C-peptide is a measure of endogenous insulin production. This first-in-human study examines a low dose of HIP-modified primary islets to initially establish the safety and function of HIP-modified islets without immunosuppression and, as a result, is not intended to show improvement in glycemia and/or reduction in exogenous insulin administration.
Results of the study over four weeks after islet cell transplantation demonstrate the survival and function of pancreatic beta cells at each weekly blood draw, as measured by the presence of circulating C-peptide, a biomarker indicating that transplanted beta cells are producing insulin. C-peptide levels also increase during an MMTT, consistent with insulin secretion in response to a meal. At baseline, the patient had undetectable C-peptide both fasting and during an MMTT. MRI scanning demonstrated a sustained signal at the site of the graft over time, consistent with graft survival. The HIP platform has achieved proof-of-concept in humans, showing evasion of immune recognition with the potential broad application for allogeneic transplantation without immunosuppression.
About the Sana Biotechnology Hypoimmune (HIP) Platform
Sana’s HIP platform is designed to generate cells ex vivo that can evade the patient’s immune system to enable the transplantation of allogeneic cells without the need for immunosuppression. We are applying the HIP technology to develop therapeutic candidates at scale, including pluripotent stem cells, which can then be differentiated into multiple cell types, including pancreatic islet cells, and donor-derived allogeneic CAR T cells. We and our collaborators have generated significant foundational intellectual property in the area. Early clinical data from Phase 1 trials and preclinical data published in peer-reviewed journals demonstrate across a variety of cell types that these transplanted allogeneic cells are able to evade both the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system while retaining their activity. Sana’s most advanced programs utilizing this platform include stem cell-derived pancreatic islet cells for patients with type 1 diabetes, an allogeneic CAR T program for B-cell mediated autoimmune diseases, and an allogeneic CAR T program targeting CD22+ cancers.
About Sana Biotechnology
Sana Biotechnology, Inc. is focused on creating and delivering engineered cells as medicines for patients. We share a vision of repairing and controlling genes, replacing missing or damaged cells, and making our therapies broadly available to patients. We are a passionate group of people working together to create an enduring company that changes how the world treats disease. Sana has operations in Seattle, WA, Cambridge, MA, South San Francisco, CA, and Bothell, WA. For more information about Sana Biotechnology, please visit https://sana.com/.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements about Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including those related to the company’s vision, progress, and business plans; expectations for its development programs, product candidates and technology platforms, including its preclinical, clinical and regulatory development plans and timing expectations; the ability of Sana’s HIP platform to generate cells ex vivo that can evade the patient’s immune system to enable the transplantation of allogeneic cells without the need for immunosuppression and, in type 1 diabetes, enable transplanted islet cells to avoid immune rejection and produce insulin without immunosuppression; the potential implications of the data on the ability to find a scalable, curative treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes; expectations with respect to follow up and publication and presentation of the study results; the potential safety and survival, function, and evasion of immune detection of HIP-modified primary pancreatic islet cells transplanted intramuscularly with no immunosuppression; the potential of safe cell transplantation without immunosuppression to transform the treatment of type 1 diabetes and a number of other diseases; the potential application of the learnings from the study to the company’s SC451 program; the potential significance of the survival of the islet cells in the study; and the ability to apply the HIP technology to develop therapeutic candidates at scale, including both pluripotent stem cells and donor-derived allogeneic CAR T cells. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release, including, among others, statements regarding the Company’s strategy, expectations, cash runway and future financial condition, future operations, and prospects, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “design,” “due,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,” “plan,” “positioned,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and other similar expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. The Company has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to vary materially, including, among others, the risks inherent in drug development such as those associated with the initiation, cost, timing, progress and results of the Company’s current and future research and development programs, preclinical and clinical trials, as well as economic, market, and social disruptions. For a detailed discussion of the risk factors that could affect the Company’s actual results, please refer to the risk factors identified in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports, including but not limited to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated November 8, 2024. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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cowtown jay
3週前
Covid reportedly hit America's shores in March 2020, with devastating results from this novel coronavirus. Doctors including Humanigen's management, and clinical trial investigators from Mayo Clinic, who were working with Humanigen evaluating lenzilumab as a cancer therapeutic, quickly recognized the pathogenicity similarities between cancer and covid, and sought FDA permission to use lenz to treat covid patients. The FDA acted quickly to grant this approval.
"Burlingame, CA, April 2, 2020 – Humanigen, Inc., (HGEN) (“Humanigen”), a clinical stage
biopharmaceutical company focused on preventing and treating cytokine storm with lenzilumab, the
company’s proprietary Humaneered® anti-human GM-CSF monoclonal antibody, announced that FDA has
approved the administration of lenzilumab for COVID-19 patients under individual patient emergency IND
applications to patients under the company’s compassionate use program.
The company is advancing plans to conduct a multicenter, Phase III, randomized, double-blinded, controlled,
clinical trial with lenzilumab for the prevention of ARDS and/or death in hospitalized patients with
pneumonia associated with coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in COVID-19 patients."
https://s28.q4cdn.com/539885110/files/doc_news/archive/42e41d3f-b99b-4214-9d90-b917f07b32ae.pdf
An interim analysis of the ensuing Phase III LIVE-AIR trial was performed.
"Burlingame, CA – September 14, 2020 – Humanigen, Inc., (HGEN) (“Humanigen”), a clinical stage
biopharmaceutical company focused on preventing and treating an immune hyper-response called
‘cytokine storm’ with its lead drug candidate lenzilumab, today announced its Phase 3 registration trial of
lenzilumab in patients with COVID-19 was unanimously recommended for continuation without
modification by an independent DSMB after a planned interim analysis."
https://s28.q4cdn.com/539885110/files/doc_news/archive/78271d32-57a3-4cd5-943d-e6c52dde8999.pdf
This was followed in November 2020 with the announcement that the Department of Defense had entered into an agreement to help develop lenzilumab for Covid-19.
https://s28.q4cdn.com/539885110/files/doc_news/archive/04aeb1ee-cb62-474a-b1c6-ea29e3b7662e.pdf
Within a year of Humanigen launching this effort to treat covid, they announced favorable topline data.
"Humanigen Reports Positive Phase 3 Topline Results
Demonstrating That Lenzilumab™ Improves Survival
Without Need for Mechanical Ventilation in
Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19
3/29/2021"
https://s28.q4cdn.com/539885110/files/doc_news/Humanigen-Reports-Positive-Phase-3-Topline-Results-Demonstrating-That-Lenzilumab-Improves-Survival-Without-Need-for-Mechanical-Ventila-O9C2T.pdf
The trial results were published in May 2021, and additional positive developments carried on for the remainder of 2021, to include a Lancet peer review. A subsequent peer review was published in Thorax in July 2022, and revealed that the "...likelihood of survival without mechanical ventilation (SWOV) was achieved in 90% of LIVE-AIR patients treated with lenzilumab plus standard of care compared to 79% treated with placebo plus standard
of care, which was highly statistically significant (HR 2.54, p=0.0009)."
https://s28.q4cdn.com/539885110/files/doc_news/Humanigen-Announces-Peer-Reviewed-Publication-in-Thorax-Supporting-Early-Treatment-of-Hospitalized-COVID-19-Patients-with-Lenzilumab--LU1CP.pdf
As I recall, Humanigen changed the primary endpoint of the LIVE-AIR trial, to align with the primary endpoint of the designed-to-fail government-sponsored ACTIV-5 trial. Humanigen also accounted for the reasons there was a modified intent-to-treat population, with the main reason being that there was a shortfall of oxygen in Brazilian hospitals. I also don't think a p value of 0.0009 indicates a trial population that is too small.
In short, the FDA has kept lenzilumab's IND authorization in place since it was awarded in April 2020. That will soon be five years of clinical data, likely supplemented with Novavax's use of the lenz IND authorization to enhance their covid vaccine, which Sanofi plans to use with their Covid Influenza Combination vaccine.
It's the successful LIVE-AIR trial, with the Lancet and Thorax peer reviews, along with the IND use of lenz by Humanigen and several partners, that inform management of the safety and efficacy of lenzilumab. The informed feedback should have served as the basis for the FDA's Authorization and Approval of lenz, This lack of justification for the FDA depriving lenzilumab of an EUA was further evidenced by the FDA Declining to make a decision on our EUA.
cowtown jay
4週前
"Many public health professionals are convinced that a new serious variant of the original COVID-19 source, will eventually emerge through mutation. By the end of 2023, a total of 772 million people worldwide had contracted COVID and its variants, and a new milestone was passed — 7 million fatalities worldwide (over 1.2 million in the US).
As of this writing (April 2023), people continue to die each day from COVID-19 and its mutations. Source: World Health Organization
Only disciplined application of monoclonal antibody therapies has kept these numbers from being much larger.
When — not if — a new outbreak occurs, Taran will be among the first with the experience and resources to begin addressing that need quickly."
http://www.pacificroyalties.com/resources/taran-therapeutics/
To me, the most significant unanswered question, for some time now, has been in regards to the covid pneumonia reinfection rate in lenz-treated patients. The only hint of the answer to my long-posed question comes from the quoted statement, to the effect that the number of people dying from covid and covid-related indications would be "much larger" were it not for lenz.
We know that lenz has been IND authorized to treat covid since the pandemic was less than one month old, in April 2020.
https://ir.humanigen.com/English/news/news-details/2020/FDA-Approves-Emergency-IND-Use-of-Humanigens-Lenzilumab-for-Compassionate-Use-in-COVID-19-Patients/default.aspx
I also believe that Novavax relied on lenzilumab's IND authorization to use Humanigen's patented lenz-vaccine cocktail to enhance their vaccine, for which they plan to submit a BLA application. We further know that Sanofi is using the Novavax vaccine for their Covid Influenza Combination (CIC) vaccine, which the FDA has Fast Tracked. Sanofi indicated the following about Novavax:
"First non-mRNA combination vaccine candidates that include two already licensed vaccines to prevent influenza and COVID-19 infections
•
Two phase 1/2 clinical studies are ongoing to evaluate the safety profile and immune response induced by the combination vaccine candidates."
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1121404/000119312524278124/d913939dex994.htm
Adding to the body of knowledge about lenzilumab's safety and efficacy are the Phase I and Phase II trials Humanigen has done for other indications, the PREACH-M and RATinG trials being done by our research partners, and the Investigator Initiated Trials by Mayo Clinic, and the fantastic results achieved by Gracell to enhance their CAR-T.
On April 2nd, we will have 5 years of clinical data obtained on lenzilumab's safety and efficacy, achieved under IND authorization. And again, the FDA has fast-tracked the Sanofi CIC candidate. And at some point while this massive amount of data has been accumulated, the FDA cites a lack of data to warrant an EUA?
I have not seen Novavax announce a clinical trial of their lenz-enhanced vaccine. Yet, they plan to submit a BLA application. I think this will effectively be akin to a Phase IV trial, as I discussed a couple of days ago.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=175591794
Of course, management knows that covid deaths would have been much higher without the IND use of lenz, starting almost 5 years ago, and as further proven with our twice peer-reviewed LIVE-AIR trial results, showing a Hazard Ratio of 2.54, with a p value of 0.0009.
https://thorax.bmj.com/content/thoraxjnl/78/6/606.full.pdf
The ACTIV-5 government trial was designed to fail, excluding hospital scale 4 patients on room air, which was the majority of the LIVE-AIR patients. They also included more severely ill patients, even on mechanical ventilation.
When the FDA Declined to award us an EUA, using their newly self-granted power to refuse to make a regulatory decision, they effectively took lenz off the market, without denying our EUA, which they would have had to justify.
Faced this this blatant willful negligence, which would continue to allow preventable deaths, management decided to continue funding the company's operation by equity financing. And that's assuming that the number of shares alleged to have been sold, WERE actually sold. Again, with the design of the share structure, Black Horse shares marked as sold, may only have been transferred, such as to Humanigen Australia.
These government employees need to be held accountable, and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.