SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a leading immunotherapy company, presented positive results from preclinical studies of its lead program ALPN-101, a dual ICOS/CD28 antagonist, in experimental models of inflammatory arthritis and multiple sclerosis. The data were presented on Sunday, October 21, 2018 in poster sessions during the 2018 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP) Annual Meeting in Chicago and the 143rd Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association (ANA) in Atlanta.
“We continue to be encouraged by the emerging activity of ALPN-101 in multiple inflammatory disease models. In particular, its superiority over abatacept (CTLA4-Ig), an approved CD28 pathway inhibitor, strongly supports its dual target rationale,” said Stanford Peng, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Vice President of Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer of Alpine. “ALPN-101 may therefore be effective in multiple autoimmune and/or inflammatory diseases. We are rapidly advancing ALPN-101 toward clinical trials and expect to initiate a Phase 1 study in the first quarter of 2019.”
ALPN-101, a Dual ICOS/CD28 Antagonist, Potently Suppresses Disease in
Multiple Mouse Models of Autoimmunity (Poster #71873)
The
preclinical studies presented at the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting evaluated
the activity of ALPN-101 in a collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) and an
experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model. Abatacept was
used as a key comparator.
Results showed:
- ALPN-101, given preventively or therapeutically, significantly reduced disease activity in CIA.
- ALPN-101 was more efficacious than interventions on the CD28 or ICOS pathways alone.
- In CIA, ALPN-101 inhibited multiple biomarkers associated with disease, including inflammatory cytokines, anti-collagen autoantibodies, and activated T cells.
Therapeutic Candidate ALPN-101, a Dual ICOS/CD28 Antagonist,
Demonstrates In Vivo Efficacy in an Experimental Autoimmune
Encephalomyelitis (EAE) Model (Poster #S254)
The preclinical
study presented at the ANA Annual Meeting evaluated the activity of
ALPN-101 in mouse EAE, a model for multiple sclerosis. Abatacept was
also used as a comparator.
Results showed:
- ALPN-101 was superior to abatacept in reducing EAE as assessed by body weight and clinical scores.
- ALPN-101 reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines and activated T cells in vitro and in vivo.
Both posters are available on the company’s website at https://www.alpineimmunesciences.com/pipeline/autoimmune-inflammation/
About Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc.
Alpine Immune Sciences,
Inc. is committed to leading a new wave of functional immune
therapeutics. Alpine is the first company employing directed evolution
to create potentially powerful multifunctional immunotherapies to
improve patients’ lives. Supported by promising preclinical data, we aim
to have two programs in the clinic in 2019. The first, ALPN-101 for
autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, is a dual ICOS/CD28 antagonist,
engineered to reduce pathogenic immune responses. The second, ALPN-202
for cancer, is a dual PD-L1/CTLA-4 antagonist and PD-L1-dependent CD28 T
cell costimulator intended to combine checkpoint inhibition with a
necessary costimulation signal – an approach currently absent from
approved checkpoint therapies. Alpine is backed by world-class research
capabilities, a highly-productive scientific platform, and a proven
management team. For more information, visit www.alpineimmunesciences.com.
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