Tiziana Life Sciences Announces Dosing of Additional Patients in Multiple Sclerosis Expanded Access Program
February 18 2025 - 7:00AM
Tiziana Life Sciences, Ltd. (Nasdaq: TLSA) (“Tiziana” or the
“Company”), a biotechnology company developing breakthrough
immunomodulation therapies with its lead development candidate,
intranasal foralumab, a fully human, anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody,
today announced the dosing of an additional four patients in its
Intermediate Size Patient Population Expanded Access (ISPPEA) for
patients with non-active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
(na-SPMS) who do not qualify for the ongoing Phase 2a study
(NCT06292923). To date, 14 patients have now been enrolled in the
expanded access program. The first 10 patients have all shown
either an improvement or stability of disease within 6 months of
starting treatment.
The na-SPMS expanded access program allows patients who do not
meet the inclusion criteria for the ongoing Phase 2a clinical trial
to receive treatment with Tiziana’s investigational therapy,
intranasal foralumab. This initiative aims to provide potential
therapeutic benefits to individuals who may not otherwise have
access to these promising treatments.
Ivor Elrifi, CEO of Tiziana Life Sciences, commented, “We are
pleased to reach this milestone of enrolling 14 patients in our
na-SPMS expanded access program. This underscores our commitment to
addressing the unmet medical needs of patients with na-SPMS,
particularly those who are not eligible for our ongoing Phase 2a
clinical trial. We remain dedicated to advancing our therapies and
look forward to further evaluating their potential through both
expanded access and clinical trials.”
Tiziana Life Sciences continues to advance its comprehensive
research and development efforts to bring forward novel treatments
that have the potential to transform the lives of patients with
neuroinflammatory disorders including na-SPMS, Alzheimer’s Disease,
and ALS.
About Foralumab
Foralumab, a fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, is a
biological drug candidate that has been shown to stimulate T
regulatory cells when dosed intranasally. At present, 10 patients
with Non-Active Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (na-SPMS)
have been dosed in an open-label intermediate sized Expanded Access
(EA) Program with either an improvement or stability of disease
seen within 6 months in all patients. The FDA has recently allowed
an additional 20 patients to be enrolled in this EA program. In
addition, intranasal foralumab is currently being studied in a
Phase 2a, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled,
multicenter, dose-ranging trial in patients with non-active
secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (NCT06292923).
Activated T cells play an important role in the inflammatory
process. Foralumab, the only fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal
antibody (mAb) currently in clinical development, binds to the T
cell receptor and dampens inflammation by modulating T cell
function, thereby suppressing effector features in multiple immune
cell subsets. This effect has been observed in patients with COVID
and with multiple sclerosis, as well as in healthy normal subjects.
The non-active SPMS intranasal foralumab Phase 2 trial
(NCT06292923) began screening patients in November of 2023.
Immunomodulation by nasal anti-CD3 mAb represents a novel avenue
for treatment of neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative human
diseases.[1],[2]
About Tiziana Life Sciences
Tiziana Life Sciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical
company developing breakthrough therapies using transformational
drug delivery technologies to enable alternative routes of
immunotherapy. Tiziana’s innovative nasal approach has the
potential to provide an improvement in efficacy as well as safety
and tolerability compared to intravenous (IV) delivery. Tiziana’s
lead candidate, intranasal foralumab, which is the only fully human
anti-CD3 mAb currently in clinical development, has demonstrated a
favorable safety profile and clinical response in patients in
studies to date. Tiziana’s technology for alternative routes of
immunotherapy has been patented with several applications pending
and is expected to allow for broad pipeline applications.
For more information about Tiziana Life Sciences and its
innovative pipeline of therapies, please visit
www.tizianalifesciences.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made in this announcement are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are not historical
facts but rather are based on the Company’s current expectations,
estimates, and projections about its industry, its beliefs, and
assumptions. Words such as ‘anticipates,’ ‘expects,’ ‘intends,’
‘plans,’ ‘believes,’ ‘seeks,’ ‘estimates,’ and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject
to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some
of which are beyond the Company’s control, are difficult to
predict, and could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements.
The Company cautions security holders and prospective security
holders not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which reflect the view of the Company only as of the
date of this announcement. Actual results may differ materially
from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result
of various important factors, including: the uncertainties related
to market conditions and other factors described more fully in the
section entitled ‘Risk Factors’ in Tiziana’s Annual Report on Form
20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023, and other periodic
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
forward-looking statements made in this announcement relate only to
events as of the date on which the statements are made. The Company
will not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions
or updates to these forward-looking statements to reflect events,
circumstances, or unanticipated events occurring after the date of
this announcement except as required by law or by any appropriate
regulatory authority.
For further inquiries:
Tiziana Life Sciences LtdPaul Spencer, Business
Development, and Investor Relations+44 (0) 207 495
2379email: info@tizianalifesciences.com
[1] https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2220272120
[2] https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2309221120
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