Satellos Demonstrates Treatment of DMD Canines with SAT-3247 Improved Measures of Strength to Near Normal Levels
Satellos Bioscience Inc. (TSX: MSCL, OTCQB: MSCLF) announced promising results from a pilot study of SAT-3247, their oral small molecule treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), in a canine model. After four months of daily treatment:
- Muscle function returned to near-normal levels compared to healthy animals
- Increased Regenerative Index (RI) in diaphragm, calf, and quadriceps muscles
- No adverse events or significant changes in hematology or clinical chemistry
- Trends towards lower creatine kinase levels, potentially indicating disease modification
The data will be presented at the 29th Annual Congress of the World Muscle Society in October 2024. Satellos believes these results are groundbreaking, especially given the severity of the canine DMD model compared to mouse models.
Satellos Bioscience Inc. (TSX: MSCL, OTCQB: MSCLF) ha annunciato risultati promettenti da uno studio pilota di SAT-3247, il loro trattamento orale a piccole molecole per la distrofia muscolare di Duchenne (DMD), in un modello canino. Dopo quattro mesi di trattamento quotidiano:
- La funzione muscolare è tornata a livelli quasi normali rispetto agli animali sani
- Aumento dell'Indice Rigenerativo (RI) nei muscoli diaframmatici, del polpaccio e quadricipiti
- Nessun evento avverso o cambiamenti significativi in ematologia o chimica clinica
- Tendenze verso livelli più bassi di creatina chinasi, che potrebbero indicare una modifica della malattia
I dati saranno presentati al 29° Congresso Annuale della World Muscle Society nell'ottobre 2024. Satellos crede che questi risultati siano rivoluzionari, specialmente considerando la gravità del modello canino di DMD rispetto ai modelli murini.
Satellos Bioscience Inc. (TSX: MSCL, OTCQB: MSCLF) anunció resultados prometedores de un estudio piloto de SAT-3247, su tratamiento oral de pequeñas moléculas para la , en un modelo canino. Después de cuatro meses de tratamiento diario:
- La función muscular regresó a niveles casi normales en comparación con animales saludables
- Aumento del Índice Regenerativo (RI) en los músculos diafragmáticos, de pantorrilla y cuádriceps
- No se observaron eventos adversos ni cambios significativos en hematología o química clínica
- Tendencias hacia niveles más bajos de creatina quinasa, lo que podría indicar una modificación de la enfermedad
Los datos se presentarán en el 29º Congreso Anual de la World Muscle Society en octubre de 2024. Satellos cree que estos resultados son revolucionarios, especialmente dado la gravedad del modelo canino de DMD en comparación con los modelos de ratón.
Satellos Bioscience Inc. (TSX: MSCL, OTCQB: MSCLF)가 강아지 모델에서의 SAT-3247에 대한 파일럿 연구 결과를 발표했습니다. 이는 뒤셴 근육 디스트로피(DMD)에 대한 경구 소분자 치료제입니다. 매일 치료를 4개월 동안 진행한 후:
- 근육 기능이 건강한 동물과 비교하여 거의 정상 수준으로 회복되었습니다.
- 횡격막, 종아리, 대퇴사두근에서 재생 지수(RI)가 증가했습니다.
- 부작용이나 혈액학, 임상 화학에서 유의미한 변화가 없었습니다.
- 질병 수정 가능성을 나타낼 수 있는 크레아틴 키나아제 수치의 감소 경향이 있었습니다.
이 데이터는 2024년 10월에 열리는 제29회 세계 근육 사회 연례 회의에서 발표될 예정입니다. Satellos는 이러한 결과가 혁신적이라고 믿고 있으며, 특히 개 DMD 모델의 심각성을 고려할 때 그렇습니다.
Satellos Bioscience Inc. (TSX: MSCL, OTCQB: MSCLF) a annoncé des résultats prometteurs d'une étude pilote sur SAT-3247, leur traitement oral en petites molécules pour la dystrophie musculaire de Duchenne (DMD), dans un modèle canin. Après quatre mois de traitement quotidien :
- La fonction musculaire est revenue à des niveaux presque normaux par rapport aux animaux sains
- Augmentation de l'Indice Régénératif (RI) dans les muscles diaphragmatique, du mollet et quadriceps
- Aucun événement indésirable ni changement significatif en hématologie ou en chimie clinique
- Tendance à des niveaux de créatine kinase plus faibles, pouvant indiquer une modification de la maladie
Les données seront présentées lors du 29e Congrès Annuel de la World Muscle Society en octobre 2024. Satellos estime que ces résultats sont révolutionnaires, notamment en raison de la gravité du modèle canin de DMD par rapport aux modèles murins.
Satellos Bioscience Inc. (TSX: MSCL, OTCQB: MSCLF) hat vielversprechende Ergebnisse aus einer Pilotstudie zu SAT-3247, ihrer oralen kleinen Molekülbehandlung für Duchenne-Muskeldystrophie (DMD), an einem Hundefmodell bekannt gegeben. Nach viermonatiger täglicher Behandlung:
- Die Muskelkraft kehrte im Vergleich zu gesunden Tieren nahezu auf das Normalniveau zurück
- Erhöhung des Regenerativen Index (RI) in Zwerchfell-, Waden- und Oberschenkelmuskeln
- Keine unerwünschten Ereignisse oder signifikante Veränderungen in der Hämatologie oder klinischer Chemie
- Tendenzen zu niedrigeren Kreatinkinasewerten, die möglicherweise auf eine Krankheitsmodifikation hinweisen
Die Daten werden im 29. Jahreskongress der World Muscle Society im Oktober 2024 vorgestellt. Satellos glaubt, dass diese Ergebnisse bahnbrechend sind, insbesondere angesichts der Schwere des DMD-Hundefmodells im Vergleich zu Mausmodellen.
- SAT-3247 treatment improved muscle function to near-normal levels in canine DMD model
- Increased Regenerative Index observed in multiple muscle groups
- No adverse events or significant changes in hematology or clinical chemistry after 4 months of treatment
- Potential disease-modifying effect indicated by trends in lower creatine kinase levels
- None.
- Analysis showed improvement in muscle morphology and increased levels of regeneration in muscle groups, including the diaphragm, quadriceps, and calf
- No adverse events and no significant changes in hematology or clinical chemistry were observed after four months of daily, oral treatment with SAT-3247, Satellos’ proprietary small molecule
- Data to be presented at the 2024 World Muscle Society Annual Congress
An initial summary of the data is presented below. After four months of treatment with SAT-3247:
- Treated animals showed a return to muscle function near healthy, non-diseased, age-matched animal levels when evaluated against historical comparator data.
- The animals showed increases in Regenerative Index (RI) in diaphragm, gastrocnemius medialis (calf), and vastus lateralis (quadriceps). This is in addition to previously reported improvements in RI demonstrated in the bicep femoris.
- There were no adverse events and no significant changes in hematology or clinical chemistry observed.
- Trends to lower creatine kinase levels were noted, a finding that could be consistent with a Duchenne disease-modifying treatment.
“We believe the improvements observed in regeneration and muscle force to close to healthy levels within four months of treatment, when compared to published natural history data and other therapeutic interventions in the canine model of DMD, are groundbreaking,” said Frank Gleeson, Co-founder and CEO of Satellos Bioscience. “The canine model is considered more severe than mouse models, and potentially represents a greater test of a treatment’s utility to translate to humans. We are ecstatic that treatment with our oral small molecule, SAT-3247, showed such dramatic improvements. These highly promising results reinforce our belief in the potential of SAT-3247 to offer a meaningful disease-modifying medicine to help patients living with Duchenne.”
The canine model of muscular dystrophy represents a more severe clinical phenotype and reflects the disease progression observed in people with DMD. In this pilot study, each animal (n=2) was treated for four months with a daily oral dose of SAT-3247. This multiparameter pilot study measured clinical chemistry, hematology, muscle function, and included a large-scale muscle histology workup. From the muscle histology, a calculation was made of the Regenerative Index (RI), a measure of the number of newly regenerated muscle fibers over the number of damaged and dying muscle fibers.
The data from this study will be presented in a poster entitled, “SAT-3247: An Oral Small Molecule Inhibitor Targeting AAK1, a Critical Effector of Skeletal Muscle Regeneration.” The poster is available on the Events & Presentations page of the Satellos website located at ir.satellos.com.
About SAT-3247
SAT-3247 is designed as a once-daily, oral small molecule drug that targets the root cause of muscle loss in degenerative diseases, initially targeting Duchenne. SAT-3247 presents a novel mechanism of action to restore impaired muscle regeneration caused by the absence of functional dystrophin.
About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an inherited disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene that no longer allow the dystrophin protein to function properly. Consequently, as discovered by Satellos, muscle repair and regeneration are impaired. Satellos designed SAT-3247 to restore the process of muscle repair and regeneration by regulating a dystrophin-independent pathway with the goal of increasing muscle function. SAT-3247 is intended to work as a standalone therapeutic without regard to a patient’s genetic mutation or ambulatory status. Our approach also has the potential to complement approaches designed to restore dystrophin production.
About Satellos Bioscience Inc.
Satellos is a publicly traded biotechnology company dedicated to developing life-improving medicines to treat degenerative muscle diseases. Satellos has incorporated breakthrough research in muscle stem cell polarity into a proprietary discovery platform, called MyoReGenX™, to identify degenerative muscle diseases where deficits in this process affect muscle regeneration and are amenable to therapeutic intervention. With this platform, Satellos is building a pipeline of novel therapeutics to correct muscle stem cell polarity and promote the body’s innate muscle repair and regeneration process. The Company’s lead program is an oral, small molecule drug candidate in development as a potential disease-modifying treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Satellos is headquartered in
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