Entrada Therapeutics Receives Authorization in the United Kingdom to Initiate ELEVATE-44-201, a Phase 1/2 Multiple Ascending Dose Clinical Study of ENTR-601-44 in Patients Living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
– Company on track to initiate ELEVATE-44-201 in Q2 2025 –
– ENTR-601-44 regulatory filings submitted in additional geographies including the U.S. and EU, with regulatory discussions ongoing –
BOSTON, Feb. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entrada Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRDA) today announced it had received authorization from the United Kingdom's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Research Ethics Committee for its Clinical Trial of an Investigational Medicinal Product to initiate ELEVATE-44-201, a Phase 1/2 multiple ascending dose (MAD) clinical study of ENTR-601-44 for the potential treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients with a confirmed mutation in the DMD gene amenable to exon 44 skipping.
"The clearance by the MHRA marks a new phase in Entrada's growth and, most importantly, moves us closer to realizing our commitment to families living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy," said Dipal Doshi, Chief Executive Officer of Entrada Therapeutics. "As the first authorization for our global MAD clinical study of ENTR-601-44 in patients, we are pleased to be initiating the study at what we believe to be an effective therapeutic dose. This is even more important since families living with Duchenne do not have time on their side as the progressive decline in function profoundly impacts the quality of life for patients and their care partners. It is this urgency that drives our work each day."
"The MHRA authorization of ELEVATE-44-201 is an exciting development in the clinical progress of ENTR-601-44, a new and very encouraging treatment option for boys and young men living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who are exon 44 skipping amenable," said Francesco Muntoni, MD, Professor of Paediatric Neurology. "There is a significant unmet medical need in this population, with limited therapeutic options available. The unique properties of Entrada's EEV-therapeutic candidates offer the potential to provide tangible benefits for people with this life-shortening disease."
ELEVATE-44-201 is a global, two-part, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled Phase 1/2 study evaluating the safety, tolerability and effectiveness of ENTR-601-44 in ambulatory patients with DMD who are exon 44 skipping amenable. Part A is a multiple ascending dose study designed to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics, including exon skipping and dystrophin production in approximately 24 patients. Dosing will be administered every six weeks, with the planned doses across three cohorts anticipated to range from 6 mg/kg up to 18 mg/kg. Part B of the study is designed to further evaluate the optimal dose established in Part A for safety and efficacy, including patient reported outcomes and quality of life measures. Study participants may be eligible to enter an open label extension study (OLE), in which the safety, efficacy and tolerability of ENTR-601-44 will be evaluated over a longer period of time. The Company is on track to initiate ELEVATE-44-201 in Q2 2025.
The MHRA authorization follows the completion of a Phase 1 clinical study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of a single dose of ENTR-601-44. This study demonstrated ENTR-601-44 was generally well-tolerated in healthy volunteers with no serious adverse events, no drug-related adverse events and no clinically significant changes or trends noted in vital signs, electrocardiograms, physical exams or laboratory assessments. The study also demonstrated significant plasma concentration, muscle concentration and exon skipping.
About ENTR-601-44
ENTR-601-44, a proprietary Endosomal Escape Vehicle (EEV™)-conjugated phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer (PMO), is the lead product candidate within Entrada's Duchenne muscular dystrophy franchise from its growing pipeline of EEV-therapeutics. Each EEV-PMO therapeutic candidate has an oligonucleotide sequence designed and optimized for the specific subpopulation of interest. ENTR-601-44 is designed to address the underlying cause of Duchenne due to mutated or missing exons in the DMD gene. ENTR-601-44, an investigational therapy for the potential treatment of people living with Duchenne who are exon 44 skipping amenable, is being evaluated for its potential to restore the mRNA reading frame and allow for the translation of dystrophin protein that is slightly shortened but still functional.
About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare disease caused by mutations in the DMD gene, which encodes for the dystrophin protein. These mutations lead to inadequate dystrophin production. Dystrophin is essential to maintaining the structural integrity and function of muscle cells. Lack of functional dystrophin leads to progressive loss of muscle strength, impacting mobility and causing heart or respiratory complications that contribute to high mortality rates. An estimated 41,000 people in the U.S. and Europe have Duchenne.
About Entrada Therapeutics
Entrada Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to transform the lives of patients by establishing a new class of medicines that engage intracellular targets that have long been considered inaccessible. The Company's Endosomal Escape Vehicle (EEV™)-therapeutics are designed to enable the efficient intracellular delivery of a wide range of therapeutics into a variety of organs and tissues, resulting in an improved therapeutic index. Through this proprietary, versatile and modular approach, Entrada is advancing a robust development portfolio of RNA-, antibody- and enzyme-based programs for the potential treatment of neuromuscular, ocular, metabolic and immunological diseases, among others. The Company's lead oligonucleotide programs are in development for the potential treatment of people living with Duchenne who are exon 44, 45 and 50 skipping amenable. Entrada has partnered to develop a clinical-stage program, VX-670, for myotonic dystrophy type 1.
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