Annovis Bio (ANVS) Begins Dosing in Phase III Parkinson's Study
Annovis Bio ANVS announced the dosing of the first patient in a phase III study evaluating the company’s lead candidate, buntanetap, for the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease (PD).
The company announced top-line data from its phase IIa study of buntanetap in PD patients, treated with multiple-dose cohorts (5mg, 10mg, 20mg, 40mg or 80mg) once daily, back in October 2021. The study found buntanetap is safe, exhibiting no adverse effects in the subjects.
Moreover, compared to the placebo-controlled group, in the phase IIa study, buntanetap demonstrated statistically significant improvements in motor dexterity, speed and accuracy in early-to-moderate PD patients.
Post the success of the phase II study, the company had meetings with the FDA to transition the drug to its late-stage trial.
Last month Annovis received a positive notice from the FDA to progress with the phase III study of buntanetap in PD.
The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled late-stage study evaluates the safety, efficacy and tolerability of 20mg dosage of buntanetap in 450 PD patients, for six months, on top of their standard care procedure.
Apart from PD, buntanetap, a translational inhibitor of neurotoxic proteins is also being evaluated in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia in Down syndrome (AD-DS).
Stock price of Annovis Bio’s was up 5.88% during market hours on Aug 24, post the announcement of the aforementioned news. Annovis shares have lost 35.5% in the year-to-date period compared with the industry’s 21.6% decline.
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The target market has potential. In May, Pharma giant AbbVie ABBV submitted a new drug application to the FDA for ABBV-951 (foscarbidopa/foslevodopa) for treating motor fluctuations in patients with advanced PD.
AbbVie’s ABBV-951 has been designed to offer the first continuous subcutaneous delivery of carbidopa/levodopa (CD/LD) prodrugs for PD patients.
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