RAPT Therapeutics Initiates prestIgE Phase 2b Clinical Trial of Ozureprubart (RPT904) in Patients with Food Allergies
- Trial initiation in food allergy follows promising results in Phase 2 trial in chronic spontaneous urticaria, another IgE-driven condition
- RAPT seeks to develop a differentiated anti-IgE therapy for the many patients with food allergies
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RAPT Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAPT), a clinical-stage immunology-based biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapies for patients living with inflammatory and immunological diseases, today announced that it has initiated the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled prestIgE Phase 2b clinical trial of ozureprubart (formerly RPT904) in IgE-mediated food allergy. The study will involve approximately 30 sites in the U.S., Canada and Australia.
"Food allergies are a large and growing problem for millions of patients worldwide," said Brian Wong, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO of RAPT. "Initiating this trial is a significant milestone that reflects our strong execution, the validity of the early preclinical and clinical data generated by our partner, Jeyou, in China and our mission to provide patients with an improved anti-IgE therapy. We look forward to working with leading food allergists in the U.S., Canada and Australia to advance development of ozureprubart."
Hugh Sampson, M.D., Kurt Hirschhorn Professor of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director Emeritus of the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, added, "As a half-life extended anti-IgE monoclonal antibody, ozureprubart has the potential to be a transformative new therapeutic option for patients with food allergies. Targeting the same epitope as omalizumab, ozureprubart is a bio-better that is designed to match omalizumab's established efficacy and safety profile while offering significantly improved durability and reduced dosing frequency."
prestIgE Trial Design
The prestIgE Phase 2b trial is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of ozureprubart monotherapy in participants with IgE-mediated food allergy. The two-part, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will compare two dosing regimens of ozureprubart (administered subcutaneously every 8 weeks or every 12 weeks, including a loading dose at Week 2) to placebo in a 2:2:1 ratio. In Part 1, approximately 100 participants with at least one food allergy (peanut, milk, egg, walnut or cashew) will be treated for 24 weeks. The primary endpoint for the trial is the proportion of participants who achieve a prespecified target threshold at a double-blind, placebo-controlled, oral food challenge (DBPCFC) at Week 24. In Part 2, the participants in the RPT904 treatment arms will continue treatment for another 24 weeks, while participants on placebo will be re-randomized 1:1 to receive ozureprubart either every 8 weeks or every 12 weeks (with a loading dose at Week 26) through Week 48 and all participants will undergo a DBPCFC at Week 48. Participants will also be followed for an additional 16 weeks in a safety follow-up period.
About Food Allergy
Food allergies are a significant and growing health problem in the United States, Europe and throughout the developed world. It is estimated that more than 17 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with a food allergy, including approximately 3.5 million children. Approximately 40% of people with food allergies are allergic to more than one food, and approximately half of food-allergic people in the United States have had a severe reaction from their food allergies. Food allergies occur when the immune system responds to a harmless food as if it were a threat. In a non-allergic patient, tolerance for food proteins develops early in life and the immune cells do not mount a response when food proteins are detected. In an allergic patient, the immune system is sensitized to one or more food proteins, or allergens (sensitization phase). As a result of this sensitization, the patient's immune system produces IgE antibodies, which are directed against that particular allergen. The IgE antibodies bind to mast cells and basophils via its receptor called FceR1. When an IgE antibody bound to these immune cells encounters the allergen it is directed against the mast cells and basophils are activated and release histamine and other inflammatory mediators which then provoke the symptoms of an allergic reaction (effector phase). Symptoms may include hives, swelling, vomiting, abdominal pain, wheezing, breathlessness and lowered blood pressure. Allergic reactions can be triggered by exposure to minute quantities of the relevant food allergen and can be painful, frightening and potentially deadly. In some cases severe reactions known as anaphylaxis can occur which can lead to death. Such reactions require urgent medical attention and often result in treatment at hospital emergency departments.
About Ozureprubart (formerly RPT904)
Ozureprubart is a novel, half-life extended anti-IgE bio-better monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeting the same epitope as omalizumab for the treatment of patients with food allergy, chronic spontaneous urticaria and other allergic inflammatory diseases. Ozureprubart is designed to inhibit free and cell-bound human immunoglobulin E (IgE), a key driver of allergic diseases, and in early clinical studies has demonstrated extended pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic properties compared to omalizumab, a first generation anti-IgE mAb.
About RAPT Therapeutics, Inc.
RAPT is a clinical-stage immunology-based biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapies for patients living with inflammatory and immunological diseases. Utilizing our deep and proprietary expertise in immunology, we develop novel therapies that are designed to modulate the critical immune responses underlying these diseases.
Forward-Looking Statements
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