BOULDER, Colo. - Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWTX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on muscle disease, announced positive two-year results from its ARCH trial evaluating the drug sevasemten in adults with Becker muscular dystrophy.
The study showed that the North Star Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA), a functional scale, remained stable in participants, contrasting with declines seen in natural history studies of the condition.
Sevasemten, an oral treatment aimed at preventing muscle damage, was reported to be well-tolerated with no discontinuations or dose reductions due to adverse events among the 12 trial participants. Significant decreases in biomarkers associated with skeletal muscle damage, such as creatine kinase (CK) and fast skeletal muscle troponin I (TNNI2), were also noted.
The company's Chief Medical Officer, Joanne Donovan, M.D., Ph.D., expressed satisfaction with the consistent functional results and the drug's safety profile over the two-year treatment period.
Barry J. Byrne, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Florida and Chief Medical Adviser for MDA, highlighted the importance of each point on the NSAA scale, which corresponds to daily functional abilities, and showed optimism about sevasemten's potential as a novel therapy for Becker muscular dystrophy.
Edgewise plans to discuss the ARCH trial findings in a virtual investor event on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, where further insights into sevasemten and its impact on Becker muscular dystrophy will be shared. Additionally, a presentation detailing the effects of sevasemten on muscle function and biomarkers will be given at the American Academy of Neurology 2024 Annual Meeting on the same day.
The company is also advancing a global pivotal study named GRAND CANYON, an expansion of the CANYON trial, to evaluate the safety and efficacy of sevasemten in a larger cohort. Data from this study, if positive, could support a marketing application for the drug.
Becker muscular dystrophy is a rare genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness and heart complications, with no current cure. Sevasemten's mechanism of action is designed to reduce contraction-induced muscle damage, which is a primary driver of muscle loss in dystrophinopathies, including Becker and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
This article is based on a press release statement from Edgewise Therapeutics.
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