SAB Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SABS), (“SAB” or the
“Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a novel
immunotherapy platform that is developing human anti-thymocyte
immunoglobulin (hIgG) for delaying the onset or progression of type
1 diabetes (T1D), today announced their Chief Medical Officer, Dr.
Alexandra Kropotova, MD, MBA disclosed that SAB has completed
dosing the third cohort for SAB-142 with no observation of serum
sickness thus far.
In October 2023, SAB received approval by the Australian Human
Research Ethics Committee (HREC) to commence the Phase 1 clinical
trial investigating safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic,
pharmacodynamic, and immunogenicity of SAB-142. The primary
objective of the trial is two-fold: 1) to generate data on
differentiated safety and immunogenicity of this human
immunoglobulin, and 2) to establish a Proof of Biological Activity
(POBA) for SAB-142.
Phase 1 of SAB-142 is a randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled, single-ascending dose, adaptive design clinical
study was designed to assess the safety, tolerability,
pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intravenous SAB-142 in
healthy volunteers and participants with T1D. SAB-142 is a
first-in-class human anti-thymocyte immunoglobulin being developed
as a disease-modifying treatment to delay the onset and progression
of T1D.
About SAB-142
SAB-142 is a human alternative to rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin
(ATG). SAB-142’s mechanism of action is analogous to that of rabbit
ATG, which has been clinically validated in multiple clinical
trials for type 1 diabetes, demonstrating the ability to slow down
disease progression in patients with new or recent onset of Stage 3
type 1 diabetes.
Two clinical trials have shown that a single, low dose of rabbit
ATG has demonstrated the ability to modulate the body’s immune
response to help slow beta cell destruction and preserve the
ability of these cells to generate insulin, which the body needs to
regulate blood sugar and carry out all human activities.
SAB-142, like rabbit ATG, directly targets multiple immune cells
involved in destroying pancreatic beta cells. By stopping immune
cells from attacking beta cells, this treatment has potential to
preserve insulin-producing beta cells. However, most humans treated
with rabbit ATG develop serum sickness and anti-drug antibodies
from exposure to the rabbit-derived antibody. SAB-142 is a human
antibody, intended to allow safe, consistent re-dosing for type 1
diabetes, a lifelong chronic disease, without the potential risk of
inducing the major adverse immune reactions that can occur with
administration of an animal ATG.
About SAB Biotherapeutics, Inc.
SAB Biotherapeutics (SAB) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical
company focused on developing human, multi- targeted, high-potency
immunoglobulins (IgGs), without the need for human donors or
convalescent plasma, to treat and prevent immune and autoimmune
disorders. The Company’s lead asset, SAB-142, targets type 1
diabetes (T1D) with a disease-modifying therapeutic approach that
aims to change the treatment paradigm by delaying onset and
potentially preventing disease progression. Using advanced genetic
engineering and antibody science to develop Transchromosomic (Tc)
Bovine™, the only transgenic animal with a human artificial
chromosome, SAB’s DiversitAb™ drug development production system is
able to generate a diverse repertoire of specifically targeted,
high-potency, human IgGs that can address a wide range of serious
unmet needs in human diseases without the need for convalescent
plasma or human donors. For more information on SAB, visit:
https://www.SAB.bio/ and follow SAB on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Certain statements made in this current report that are not
historical facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the
safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are
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“estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,”
“would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,”
“outlook,” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future
events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters.
These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements regarding future events, including the development and
efficacy of our T1D program, and other discovery programs, the
closing of each tranche of the Company’s private placement
offering, the timely funding to the Company by each investor in the
private placement offering, financial projections and future
financial and operating results (including estimated cost savings
and cash runway), the outcome of and potential future government,
and other third-party collaborations or funded programs.
These statements are based on the current expectations of SAB
and are not predictions of actual performance, and are not intended
to serve as, and must not be relied on, by any investor as a
guarantee, prediction, definitive statement, or an assurance, of
fact or probability. These statements are only current predictions
or expectations, and are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may be beyond our control.
Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to
predict, and these risks and uncertainties may cause our or our
industry’s results, performance, or achievements to be materially
different from those anticipated by these forward-looking
statements. A further description of risks and uncertainties can be
found in the sections captioned “Risk Factors” in our most recent
annual report on Form 10-K, subsequent quarterly reports on Form
10-Q, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and
other filings with or submissions to, the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, which are available at https://www.sec.gov/.
Except as otherwise required by law, SAB disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date they were made, whether as a result
of new information, future events, or circumstances or
otherwise.
CONTACTS
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