MaaT Pharma Announces Positive Phase 1b Results, Meeting Primary Endpoint in the Evaluation of MaaT033 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
November 26 2024 - 12:30AM
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- MaaT033 administered for two months confirmed good safety
profile and was well tolerated in patients with ALS.
- Other study endpoints will be analysed in the upcoming months
with full data readout expected early 2025.
Regulatory News:
MaaT Pharma (EURONEXT: MAAT – the “Company”), a clinical-stage
biotechnology company and a leader in the development of Microbiome
Ecosystem TherapiesTM (MET) dedicated to enhancing survival for
patients with cancer through immune modulation, announced that the
exploratory single-arm, open-label Phase 1b clinical trial named
IASO (NCT05889572) evaluating MaaT033 in ALS has met its primary
endpoint assessing the safety and tolerability of MaaT033 with
multiple doses. The independent Data Safety and Monitoring Board
(DSMB) concluded that MaaT033 showed good safety and tolerability
in ALS patients when dosed for two months. Preliminary microbiome
analysis confirms the successful engraftment of MaaT033, the
Company’s oral capsule, outlining further the safety and
tolerability outcome.
Prof. Gaëlle Bruneteau, Professor of Neurology at Sorbonne
University and consultant neurologist at the Paris ALS expert
center of the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France stated “I
am encouraged by these Phase 1b results, which underscore the
strong safety and tolerability profile of MaaT033 in ALS.
Preclinical and clinical evidence suggests a role of the gut
microbiota in the pathogenesis and variability of ALS and further
studies are essential to fully explore the potential of the
gut-brain axis in this disease.”
Additional study endpoints are expected to be analysed in the
coming months. Based on the current evidence from the Phase 1b IASO
study, the DSMB supports proceeding to Phase 2. MaaT Pharma plans
to determine the next steps based on a comprehensive analysis of
the study’s overall data, expected in early 2025. These steps may
include initiating a larger randomized controlled efficacy study,
subject to appropriate funding options.
Hervé Affagard, CEO and co-founder of MaaT Pharma shared "I want
to express my full gratitude to the patients participating in this
study while battling a devastating disease. The ALS trial
represents a potentially transformative milestone in our mission to
improve patient survival through innovative microbiome-based immune
modulation therapies. These results demonstrate the potential
versatility of our platform to address critical unmet medical needs
across multiple therapeutic areas. As we look toward expanding the
reach and impact of this innovation, we will explore collaboration
opportunities to accelerate and broaden its application to benefit
even more patients in need."
A total of 15 participants across two centers in France have
been enrolled in the Phase 1 trial. This Study has been a
collaborative effort involving leading researchers, clinicians from
Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière – AP-HP and University Hospital of
Lille, experts from the French academic FILSLAN/ ACT4ALS-MND and
the French patients’ association Tous en Selles contre la SLA.
These results, along with previous data from the Phase 1b CIMON
trial in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and the latest DSMB for the ongoing
Phase 2b trial PHOEBUS in Europe, bolster confidence in MaaT033's
safety profile in continued use.
Key safety and tolerability data will be presented in a poster
at the 35th International symposium on ALS/ MND taking place in
December 6-8, 2024, in Montreal, Canada.
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About MaaT Pharma
MaaT Pharma is a leading, late-stage clinical company focused on
developing innovative gut microbiome-driven therapies to modulate
the immune system and enhance cancer patient survival. Supported by
a talented team committed to making a difference for patients
worldwide, the Company was founded in 2014 and is based in Lyon,
France. As a pioneer, MaaT Pharma is leading the way in bringing
the first microbiome-driven immunomodulator in oncology. Using its
proprietary pooling and co-cultivation technologies, MaaT Pharma
develops high diversity, standardized drug candidates, aiming at
extending life of cancer patients. MaaT Pharma has been listed on
Euronext Paris (ticker: MAAT) since 2021.
About MaaT033
MaaT033, a donor-derived, high-richness, high-diversity oral
Microbiome Ecosystem TherapyTM containing anti-inflammatory
ButycoreTM species, is currently being developed as an adjunctive
therapy to improve overall survival in patients receiving HSCT and
other cellular therapies. MaaT033 is developed with the "pooling"
technology, which allows pooling donations from multiple donors to
create a standardized product with high microbial richness and
diversity. It aims to ensure optimal microbiota function and to
address a larger patient population in a chronic setting. MaaT033
has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the European Medicines
Agency (EMA).
About Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's
disease in the US and Charcot’s disease in Europe, is a progressive
neurodegenerative disorder affecting motor neurons in the brain and
spinal cord. This leads to muscle weakness, loss of voluntary
movement, and eventually, paralysis and on an average lead to death
in 3 to 5 years. ALS could affect up to 60,000 patients in US and
EU by 2040 and has currently no curative treatment and few
symptomatic treatments.
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