1/As promised & after reading $NTLA latest Q1 2022 financial report here is my analysis regarding @intelliatx latest corporate status. I have focused only on the main issues that I found to be the most interesting & relevant. #CRISPR#GeneEditing#BioTech#FinTwit#Genomics👇
2/NTLA-2001 is the most advanced In-Vivo #CRISPR/#Cas9#GeneEditing program in $NTLA portfolio & is aimed to treat Transthyretin Amyloidosis - (ATTR). NTLA-2001 could potentially halt & reverse the disease in a “one time” treatment by knocking out the TTR gene with a single dose
3/In February $NTLA has presented an updated clinical data from its Phase 1 study of NTLA-2001 which included 15 patients with ATTR amyloidosis. IMO NTLA-2001 readout looks promising & here is a summary that I wrote shortly after @intelliatx’s presentation of NTLA-2001👇
4/NTLA-2002 is aimed to knock out the KLKB1 gene in the #liver thus reducing total plasma kallikrein protein & activity, a key mediator of #HAE - hereditary #angioedema. In 12/1/21 $NTLA has dosed the 1ST patient & will publish interim data from the Phase 1/2 study in 2H of 2022.
5/Two more In-Vivo programs are $NTLA 3001 & 2003: NTLA-3001 is aimed for AATD-associated #Lung disease & IND will be filled during 2023. NTLA-2003 is aimed for AATD-associated #Liver disease & @intelliatx is advancing towards IND-enabling activities for this program as well.
6/NTLA-5001 is an autologous T-cell therapy aimed for the treatment of all genetic subtypes of #AML. In March @intelliatx announced that the first patient was dosed in its Phase 1/2a study & that @US_FDA has granted orphan drug designation to NTLA-5001 for the treatment of #AML👇
7/IMO the most important development was the designation of NTLA-6001 - an allogeneic CAR-T program for treating hematologic #cancer including Hodgkin #lymphoma (cHL). NTLA-6001 is the first program that was developed using @intelliatx’s proprietary cell engineering platform👇
9/As of 3/31/22 $NTLA had capital resources of $994.7M & R&D expenses of $133.1M. IMO although the cash burn has increased by $94M, @intelliatx cash position of $994M will enable it to both continue to develop its pipeline & to initiate additional acquisitions & collaborations.
10/Upcoming Milestones:
1.NTLA-2001 - ATTR:
ATTRv-PN arm - Phase 1 data in June 2022
ATTR-CM arm - Phase 1 data in 2H 2022
2.NTLA-2002 - HAE:
Phase 1/2 data in 2H 2022 3.NTLA-3001 - AATD:
File an IND in 2023
4.NTLA-5001 - AML:
Enrolment of patients in Phase 1/2a during 2022
11/@intelliatx is definitely an impressive & promising #GeneEditing company. Both $NTLA proprietary pipeline & its systematic strategy of collaborations & acquisitions are the key factors which defines $NTLA as a leading #CRISPR and #GeneEditing company.
on a personal note: one of my main interests in $NTLA was its collaboration with @SparingVision - aimed to develop #Ocular#GeneEditing platforms for the treatment of #IRDs. As Of Q1 22 no progress was published yet & I eagerly await to see what progress this agreement will bring
1/@LineageCell presented promising data at the @FightBlindness Gene Therapy innovation summit - as part of #ARVO2024, from its clinical study of RG6501 (OpRegen) - a retinal pigment epithelial Cell therapy aimed to treat age-related macular degeneration dry AMD. $LCTX $RHHBY $XBI
2/@LineageCell has developed a unique technology that enables it to transplant specific cell types from a single pluripotent cell line thus creating “off the shelf” cell transplants platform for multiple conditions. $LCTX most advanced program is its OpRegen ocular platform. $XBI
3/Dry AMD leads to the loss of retina cells thus creating an area of geographic atrophy-GA, which leads to impaired vision & blindness. By using a subretinal injection of RPE cells into the eye OpRegen will be able to preserve or improve a patient’s vision
1/@WaveLifeSci today announced the approval of its first clinical trial application (CTA) for its RestorAATion-2 clinical trial of $WVE-006, Wave’s first-in-class RNA editing oligonucleotide, which is being developed for the treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency-AATD. $XBI
2/WVE-006 is a first-in-class, GalNAc-conjugated RNA editing oligonucleotide aimed to correct the single base mutation in messenger RNA (mRNA) coded by the SERPINA1 Z allele, thereby enabling restoration and circulation of functional, wild-type alpha-1 antitrypsin (M-AAT) protein
3/RestorAATion-2 is a Phase 1b/2a open label study designed to evaluate the safety & tolerability of WVE-006 in individuals with AATD who have the homozygous Pi*ZZ mutation. $WVE remains on track to deliver proof-of-mechanism data - restoration of M-AAT protein in serum, in 2024.
1/@VerveTx announced that due to observed laboratory abnormalities associated with $VERV-101, it has decided to pause enrollment in its Heart-1 clinical trial. Verve is conducting an investigation & will work with regulatory authorities to define a path forward for VERVE-101 $XBI
2/VERVE-101 is being evaluated in the Heart-1 Phase 1b clinical trial with trial endpoints of safety and tolerability as well as changes in blood PCSK9 protein and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in patients living with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), and uncontrolled hypercholesterolemia
3/6 participants have been dosed at 0.45 mg/kg of VERVE-101 from a total of 13 participants. For the first 5 in the 0.45 mg/kg cohort (with follow-up of >28 days) $VERV-101 demonstrated time-averaged LDL-C reductions ranging from 21% to 73%, & averaging 46% (cut-off date 3/18/24)
1/@CaribouBio announced that preclinical data from its CB-012 program - an allogeneic anti-CLL-1 CAR-T cell therapy aimed to treat relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (r/r AML), will be presented at the upcoming #AACR24 held April 5-10, 2024 in San Diego. $CRBU #CRISPR
2/CB-012 is an anti-CLL-1 CAR-T cell therapy engineered with five genome edits, enabled by @CaribouBio’s patented next-generation CRISPR technology platform, which uses Cas12a chRDNA Gene Editing platform to significantly improve the specificity of genome edits. $CRBU
@CaribouBio 3/CB-012 is the first allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy with both checkpoint disruption, through a PD-1 knockout, and immune cloaking, through a B2M knockout and B2M–HLA-E fusion protein insertion; both armoring strategies are designed to improve antitumor activity.
1/As promised and after reading $VERV latest Q4 & full year 2023 financial report here is my impression regarding @VerveTx latest corporate status. As always - I have focused only on the main issues that I found to be the most interesting & relevant. Here’s my🧵👇 $XBI #BioTech
2/IMO the most significant corporate event was @VerveTx announcement that the @US_FDA has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) Application for $VERV-101 in patients with HeFH. Verve is currently working to activate U.S. trial sites & intends to dose the first patient with VERVE-101 in the US along with its ongoing UK & New Zealand clinical sites.
@VerveTx @US_FDA 3/@VerveTx’s leading clinical program remains VERVE-101. $VERV-101 is a Gene Editing platform which uses Base editing to treat heterozygous hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) patients by permanently turning off the PCSK9 gene in the Liver and thus reducing disease-driving LDL-C.
1/As promised & after reading $NTLA latest Q4 & full year 2023 financial report here is my impression regarding @intelliatx latest corporate status. As always I have focused only on the main issues that I found to be the most interesting & relevant. Here is my 🧵👇 $XBI #BioTech
2/IMO the most significant corporate event was @intelliatx collaboration signed with @ReCodeTx - which uses tissue-specific delivery to power mRNA & gene correction therapeutics to develop novel medicines for the treatment of Cystic fibrosis based on $NTLA Gene Editing platform
3/Another major development - which was recently presented in the @jpmorgan’s health conference, was @intelliatx’s restructured pipeline & its new 2024-2026 main Strategic Priorities: 1. Trials for its 2 in vivo #CRISPR platforms - $NTLA-2001 & 2002 2. POC for $NTLA new CRISPR-in vivo targeted gene insertion & allogeneic ex vivo program 3. Developing new Gene editing programs outside the liver 4. DNA writing