What developments could impact the dominant position of Sanofi's Rilutek in ALS? How will the availability of an oral formulation of Mitsubishi Tanabe's Radicava impact uptake? What clinical advantages underpin experts' favourable opinion of Amylyx' pipeline AMX0035 sodium phenylbutyrate + taurursodiol fixed-dose combination? US and European KOLs critically assess the prospects of launched and pipeline therapies.
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- 13 Jun 22 KOL Bulletin: Views on FDA's decision to extend the review period for Amylyx's ALS drug AMX0035
Key brands covered in this report:
- Rilutek (riluzole)
- Radicava (edaravone)
- AMX0035
- NeuroNata-R (lenzumestrocel)
- NurOwn (MSC-NTF cells)
- tofersen (BIIB067)
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- ION363
- masitinib
- reldesemtiv
- Aspaveli/Empaveli (pegcetacoplan)
- sotuletinib (BLZ945)
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Key questions answered:
- Do KOLs believe Astellas/Cytokinetics' reldesemtiv has the potential to improve outcomes in ALS?
- Why do experts express a lack of enthusiasm for the potential of stem cell therapy approaches such as Corestem's NeuroNata-R and BrainStorm's NurOwn?
- In which ALS subpopulation do KOLs see Ionis' pipeline FUS-targeted antisense therapy ION363 delivering value?
- Despite the failure of the Phase III VALOR study, experts still view the targeted mechanism of Biogen/Ionis' tofersen in SOD1 mutated ALS favourably - why?
- What factors underpin the experts' positive view of MediciNova's PDE4 inhibitor ibudilast's role in reducing neuroinflammation?
- How do KOLs assess the potential of Clene Nanomedicine's novel nanocrystalline gold agent CNM-Au8 in ALS?
Companies mentioned:
Novartis, Sanofi, AB Science, Bristol Myers Squibb, Biogen, Astellas, Sobi, Cytokinetics, Ionis, Mitsubishi Tanabe, Amylyx, Corestem, BrainStorm, Clene Nanomedicine, MediciNova, Apellis, Helixmith, Neuvivo, NeuroSense.
Table of Contents
Executive summary
Current and future treatment algorithm
Research objectives
Approved
- Glutamate receptor antagonist
- Rilutek (riluzole; Sanofi)
- Lipoperoxide 15-HPETE inhibitor
- Radicava (edaravone; Mitsubishi Tanabe)
Preregistered
- Histone deacetylase and phosphotransferase inhibitor
- AMX0035 (sodium phenylbutyrate/tauroursodeoxycholic acid; Amylyx)
Late-stage pipeline
- Antisense oligonucleotide therapies
- Tofersen (BIIB067; Biogen/Ionis)
- ION363 (Ionis)
- Stem cell therapies
- NeuroNata-R (lenzumestrocel; Corestem); NurOwn (MSC-NTF cells; BrainStorm)
- Tyrosine kinase inhibitors
- Troponin stimulant
- Reldesemtiv (Astellas/Cytokinetics)
- Nanocrystalline gold
- CNM-Au8 (Clene Nanomedicine)
- Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
- Ibudilast (MN-166; MediciNova)
Mid-stage pipeline
- Complement C3 inhibitor
- Aspaveli/Empaveli (pegcetacoplan/APL-2; Apellis/Sobi)
- Macrophage colony stimulating factor receptor inhibitor
- Sotuletinib (BLZ945; Novartis/Bristol Myers Squibb)
- Gene therapy
- Engensis (VM202/donaperminogene seltoplasmid; Helixmith)
- Macrophage activation regulator
- Cox-2 and topoisomerase II inhibitor
- PrimeC (celecoxib/ciprofloxacin; NeuroSense)
Future trends and opportunities in ALS treatment
- Key insights summary
- KOLs expect an expansion of genetic targets for ALS subgroups and cocktail drug strategies for sporadic ALS patients in the future
Appendix
- KOL details
- KOLs from North America
- KOLs from Europe
KOL Bulletins