Sensorion Announces New Positive Clinical Data Across its Gene Therapy and Small Molecule Programs at the World Congress of Audiology in Paris
September 20 2024 - 12:30AM
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Sensorion (FR0012596468 – ALSEN) a pioneering
clinical-stage biotechnology company which specializes in the
development of novel therapies to restore, treat and prevent within
the field of hearing loss disorders, today announces new positive
medical data from its clinical programs SENS-501 and SENS-401
during a symposium (12.30-1.30pm CET) and in an oral presentation
on SENS-401 (11.15am CET) organized as part of the 36th World
Congress of Audiology (WCA), held in Paris at the CNIT, La Défense,
France.
The Company reports today new data across its pipeline of gene
therapy (SENS-501) and small molecule (SENS-401) programs. Details
of these medical advances will be presented by Professor
Natalie Loundon, ENT Surgeon in the pediatric Hospital
Necker-Enfants malades in Paris, France, Professor
Catherine Birman (Otorhinolaryngologist, Director of the
Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre, Australia), Professor Yann
Nguyen (ENT Surgeon, Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Paris,
France), Professor Stephen O’Leary (Head of
Otorhinolaryngology, University of Melbourne, Australia) and
Professor Christophe Vincent (Head of Otology and
Otoneurology, ENT surgeon, Salengro Hospital, Lille, France).
Gene Therapy
- Audiogene (OTOF-GT): Professor Catherine Birman will report
initial positive safety results on the first patient injected in
Sensorion’s Phase 1/2 gene therapy clinical trial of SENS-501,
dedicated to restoring hearing in patients suffering from otoferlin
deficiency, one of the most common forms of congenital deafness.
The surgery was well tolerated by the patient and no safety signals
were reported. From early observations, changes in the child's
behaviour and vocalisations were noted.
- Audiogene, aims to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and
efficacy of intra-cochlear injection of SENS-501 for the treatment
of OTOF gene-mediated hearing impairment in paediatric patients
aged 6 to 31 months at the time of gene therapy treatment.
Targeting the first years of life, the time period when the
auditory system plasticity is optimal, will maximize the chances of
these young children with pre-lingual hearing loss to acquire
normal speech and language. The design of the study consists of two
cohorts of two doses followed by an expansion cohort at the
selected dose. While the safety will be the primary endpoint for
the dose escalation cohort, the auditory brainstem response (ABR)
will be the primary efficacy endpoint of the dose expansion
cohort.
Small Molecule
- NOTOXIS, (SENS-401 in Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity): Professor
Yann Nguyen will report preliminary safety and efficacy data in
Sensorion’s Phase 2a clinical trial of SENS-401 for the prevention
of hearing loss caused by cisplatin ototoxicity in patients
undergoing chemotherapy. The preliminary data show that a
cumulative dose of cisplatin is a key factor of ototoxicity
severity. A good safety profile of SENS-401 is confirmed in the
long term, with the drug being administered for the first time for
an average duration of up to 23 weeks. The preliminary results
suggest a trend toward an otoprotective effect of SENS-401 beyond a
cisplatin dose of 300 mg/m2. The NOTOXIS Proof-of-Concept (POC)
Phase 2a trial is a multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label
study designed to assess the efficacy of SENS-401 in preventing
cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in adult patients with neoplastic
disease, four weeks after completion of cisplatin-based
chemotherapy. The trial assesses several endpoints, including the
rate and severity of ototoxicity, changes in pure tone audiometry
(PTA) (dB) throughout the study compared to before cisplatin
treatment, and tolerability.
- SENS-401 for the prevention of residual hearing loss following
cochlear implantation: Professor Stephen O’Leary during the
symposium and Professor Christophe Vincent in a dedicated session
on auditory implants for adults will report the final data analysis
of Sensorion’s Phase 2a clinical trial of SENS-401 for the
preservation of residual hearing after cochlear implantation.
Analysis of the final data of SENS-401 showed clinically
significant effects on the preservation of residual hearing in
patients treated with the small molecule compared to the control
group. Sensorion’s Phase 2a clinical trial of SENS-401 in
association with cochlear implantation is a multicentric,
randomized, controlled open-label trial aimed at evaluating the
presence of SENS-401 in the cochlea (perilymph) after 7 days of
twice-daily oral administration in adult patients prior to cochlear
implantation due to moderately severe to profound hearing
impairment. Patients start treatment with SENS-401 7 days before
implantation and continue to receive SENS-401 for a further 42
days.
Details of these presentations will be available on Sensorion’s
website at the close of the symposium, at 1.30pm CET (7.30am ET). A
video recording of the symposium will also be available shortly
after.
About Sensorion Sensorion is a pioneering clinical-stage
biotech company, which specializes in the development of novel
therapies to restore, treat, and prevent hearing loss disorders, a
significant global unmet medical need. Sensorion has built a unique
R&D technology platform to expand its understanding of the
pathophysiology and etiology of inner ear related diseases,
enabling it to select the best targets and mechanisms of action for
drug candidates.
It has two gene therapy programs aimed at correcting hereditary
monogenic forms of deafness, developed in the framework of its
broad strategic collaboration focused on the genetics of hearing
with the Institut Pasteur. SENS-501 (OTOF-GT) currently being
developed in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial, targets deafness caused by
mutations of the gene encoding for otoferlin and GJB2-GT targets
hearing loss related to mutations in GJB2 gene to potentially
address important hearing loss segments in adults and children. The
Company is also working on the identification of biomarkers to
improve diagnosis of these underserved illnesses.
Sensorion’s portfolio also comprises clinical-stage small
molecule programs for the treatment and prevention of hearing loss
disorders. Sensorion’s clinical-stage portfolio includes one Phase
2 product: SENS-401 (Arazasetron) progressing in a planned Phase 2
proof of concept clinical study of SENS-401 in Cisplatin-Induced
Ototoxicity (CIO) and, with partner Cochlear Limited, in a study of
SENS-401 in patients scheduled for cochlear implantation. A Phase 2
study of SENS-401 was also completed in Sudden Sensorineural
Hearing Loss (SSNHL) in January 2022.
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