SciSparc Takes Major Step Forward with IND Application submitted to the FDA for Phase IIb Clinical Trial for Tourette Syndrome Treatment
September 18 2024 - 3:09PM
SciSparc Ltd. (Nasdaq: SPRC) ("Company" or "SciSparc"), a specialty
clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focusing on the development
of therapies to treat disorders and rare diseases of the central
nervous system, has taken a major step forward with its proprietary
SCI-110 for the treatment of Tourette Syndrome (“TS”), with its
submission of an Investigational New Drug application to the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration for its phase IIb clinical trial, as
previously announced on August 23, 2024.
The phase IIb clinical trial will be conducted at three global
leading centers of excellence: the Yale Child Study Center at the
Yale School of Medicine in Connecticut, United States, the Hannover
Medical School in Hannover, Germany, and at the Tel Aviv Sourasky
Medical Center in Israel (“Sourasky”). The Company has already
secured the Institutional Review Board approvals from all three
clinical sites, the Israeli Ministry of Health's approval for
the clinical trial at Sourasky, and approval from the Federal
Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices in Germany for conducting
the trial at the Hannover Medical School.
The objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the
efficacy, safety and tolerability of SciSparc's proprietary drug
candidate SCI-110 in adult patients (between the ages of 18 and 65
years) using a daily oral treatment. The patients will be
randomized at a 1:1 ratio to receive either SCI-110 or a
SCI-110-matched placebo. The primary efficacy objective of the
trial will be to assess tic severity change using the Yale Global
Tic Severity Scale, the most commonly used measure in clinical
trials of this kind, as a continuous endpoint at weeks 12 and 26 of
the double-blind phase compared to baseline. The primary safety
objective of the trial is to assess absolute and relative
frequencies of serious adverse events for the entire population
and, separately, for the SCI-110 and placebo groups.
About SciSparc Ltd. (Nasdaq: SPRC):
SciSparc Ltd. is a specialty clinical-stage pharmaceutical
company led by an experienced team of senior executives and
scientists. SciSparc’s focus is on creating and enhancing a
portfolio of technologies and assets based on cannabinoid
pharmaceuticals. With this focus, the Company is currently engaged
in the following drug development programs based on THC and/or
non-psychoactive CBD: SCI-110 for the treatment of Tourette
Syndrome, for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and agitation;
and SCI-210 for the treatment of ASD and status epilepticus. The
Company also owns a controlling interest in a subsidiary whose
business focuses on the sale of hemp seeds oil-based products on
Amazon Marketplace.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other Federal
securities laws. For example, SciSparc is using forward-looking
statements when it discusses the format, structure and objective of
the clinical trials for the phase IIb clinical trial. Historical
results of scientific research and clinical and preclinical trials
do not guarantee that the conclusions of future research or trials
will suggest identical or even similar conclusions. Because such
statements deal with future events and are based on SciSparc's
current expectations, they are subject to various risks and
uncertainties and actual results, performance or achievements of
SciSparc could differ materially from those described in or implied
by the statements in this press release. The forward-looking
statements contained or implied in this press release are subject
to other risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under
the heading "Risk Factors" in SciSparc's Annual Report on Form 20-F
filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024, and in subsequent filings
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as
otherwise required by law, SciSparc 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.
Investor Contact: IR@scisparc.com Tel: +972 3-761-7108
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