NewAmsterdam Pharma Enrolls Over 9,000 Patients in Pivotal Phase 3 PREVAIL Global Cardiovascular Outcome Trial Evaluating the Effect of Obicetrapib in Patients with Established Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
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The announcement regarding the completion of patient enrollment for the Phase 3 PREVAIL trial by NewAmsterdam Pharma is a significant step in the development of obicetrapib. The focus on patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) who are not responding adequately to existing lipid-lowering therapies highlights a niche yet critical patient demographic. This demographic often faces limited options and the development of obicetrapib, an oral non-statin treatment, could potentially offer a new therapeutic pathway.
From a medical research perspective, the trial's design to measure the impact of obicetrapib on major adverse cardiac events (MACE) is noteworthy. MACE is a composite endpoint that provides a robust measure of a drug's efficacy in reducing life-threatening cardiovascular events. The secondary objectives of the trial, such as evaluating the effect on all-cause mortality and new-onset diabetes mellitus, are also important for determining the comprehensive benefits and safety profile of the drug.
Given the global burden of cardiovascular diseases, advancements in this therapeutic area are closely watched by healthcare professionals and patients alike. The potential market for an effective non-statin therapy is substantial, considering the number of patients who are statin-intolerant or who do not achieve their LDL-C targets with current treatments.
In the context of the healthcare market, the successful enrollment for a large-scale international trial such as PREVAIL signifies investor confidence in NewAmsterdam Pharma's capabilities and the perceived market need for their product. The extension of the enrollment period, driven by strong interest, suggests a significant demand for alternative treatments in the cardiovascular space. This could indicate a high market potential for obicetrapib if it proves to be effective and well-tolerated.
Furthermore, the geographical diversity of the trial sites underscores the global market opportunity for obicetrapib. The inclusion of countries with high healthcare spending, such as the United States, Japan and several European nations, is a strategic move that could facilitate quicker adoption and market penetration post-approval.
Investors and stakeholders will be keenly awaiting the trial outcomes, especially the top-line data from the PREVAIL trial and the other ongoing Phase 3 trials, as these results will be critical in determining the drug's commercial viability and competitive edge in the hypercholesterolemia treatment landscape.
From a financial standpoint, the announcement that NewAmsterdam Pharma has met its enrollment target for the PREVAIL trial is a positive indicator of the company's project management and operational efficiency. The ability to attract over 9,000 patients demonstrates the clinical community's interest in obicetrapib and the company's effective trial recruitment strategies.
The anticipation of data from multiple pivotal trials in the near future presents potential catalysts for NewAmsterdam's stock performance. Positive trial results could lead to significant stock appreciation, while any setbacks might pose risks to the company's valuation. The company's progress should be monitored closely by investors for its potential impact on the company's financial health and future revenue streams.
It is important to note that the development and approval process for new pharmaceuticals is inherently risky and capital-intensive. Thus, the successful completion of this phase is a critical hurdle, but the ultimate test will be the drug's efficacy and safety outcomes, which will determine its approval by regulatory bodies and subsequent market success.
Enrollment to continue to the end of April to accommodate strong patient and site interest
NAARDEN, the Netherlands and MIAMI, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. (Nasdaq: NAMS or “NewAmsterdam” or the “Company”), a late-stage, clinical biopharmaceutical company developing oral, non-statin medicines for patients at risk of cardiovascular disease (“CVD”) with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (“LDL-C”), for whom existing therapies are not sufficiently effective or well-tolerated, today announced that it has met the enrollment target of 9,000 patients for the pivotal Phase 3 PREVAIL cardiovascular outcomes trial (“CVOT”) evaluating obicetrapib in adult patients with a history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (“ASCVD”), whose LDL-C is not adequately controlled, despite being on maximally tolerated lipid-lowering therapy. Driven by strong patient and physician interest globally, NewAmsterdam will extend enrollment to the end of April where we expect to randomize over 9,000 patients.
“We are pleased to announce that our enrollment target has been met for our pivotal Phase 3 PREVAIL trial, marking a crucial milestone in NewAmsterdam’s mission to advance cardiovascular treatment for the millions of people who are failing to meet their risk-based LDL-C goals despite taking maximally tolerated lipid-lowering therapy,” said Michael Davidson, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of NewAmsterdam. “PREVAIL, our pivotal CVOT, will potentially demonstrate that obicetrapib’s lowering of LDL-C will reduce major adverse cardiac events (“MACE”). We expect data from PREVAIL will complement results from our ongoing pivotal Phase 3 trials, BROADWAY, BROOKLYN and TANDEM, and further support obicetrapib’s clinical profile as a well-tolerated and potentially highly effective option for treating hypercholesterolemia and preventing serious cardiovascular disease, if approved.”
The double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 PREVAIL trial is now expected to randomize over 9,000 patients with ASCVD in over 500 sites across 23 countries including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Japan, China, Italy, and Australia. Patients enrolling in the study were required to have established ASCVD with LDL-C levels greater than 55 mg/dl, and an additional risk enhancer in participants with an LDL-C level below 100 mg/dl, despite taking maximally tolerated lipid-lowering therapy. Patients were randomized to receive placebo or 10 mg obicetrapib over a 30-month period. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of obicetrapib compared to placebo on MACE, including cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke and non-elective coronary revascularization. Secondary objectives include evaluating the effect of obicetrapib on all-cause mortality, total CV events, new-onset diabetes mellitus, and change in LDL-C, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and apolipoprotein B levels.
“Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common causes of death and disability globally,” said Stephen Nicholls, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., Director, Monash Victorian Heart Institute and Professor of Cardiology, Monash University, and primary investigator on the Phase 3 PREVAIL trial. “Despite widespread availability of statin therapies, CVD-related deaths are on the rise, and many patients are not at their risk-based LDL-C goals. Based on clinical data to-date, we believe obicetrapib can meaningfully improve a range of lipid and lipoprotein measurements associated with CVD risk, which could translate into improved long-term outcomes for those patients. I am delighted to partner with the NewAmsterdam team to execute PREVAIL, a well-designed CVOT, and look forward to topline data on obicetrapib’s MACE benefit.”
“With obicetrapib, we aim to transform the care and treatment of cardiovascular disease, by designing a convenient, once-daily, low dose medicine that has the potential to help patients control their LDL-C levels and, ultimately, avoid catastrophic outcomes, if approved” added John Kastelein, M.D., Ph.D., FESC, Chief Scientific Officer of NewAmsterdam. “With the PREVAIL CVOT enrollment target met and topline data from BROOKLYN and BROADWAY expected in the third and fourth quarter of 2024, respectively, and TANDEM in the first quarter of 2025, we look forward to executing our ongoing programs and to sharing our first pivotal datasets in the months ahead.”
About Obicetrapib
Obicetrapib is a novel, oral, low-dose CETP inhibitor that NewAmsterdam is developing to overcome the limitations of current LDL-lowering treatments. The Company believes that obicetrapib has the potential to be a once-daily oral CETP inhibitor for lowering LDL-C, if approved. In the Company’s Phase 2b ROSE trial, obicetrapib demonstrated a
About NewAmsterdam
NewAmsterdam Pharma (Nasdaq: NAMS) is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to improve patient care in populations with metabolic diseases where currently approved therapies have not been adequate or well tolerated. We seek to fill a significant unmet need for a safe, well tolerated and convenient LDL-lowering therapy. In multiple phase 3 studies, NewAmsterdam is investigating obicetrapib, an oral, low-dose and once-daily CETP inhibitor, alone or as a fixed-dose combination with ezetimibe, as preferred LDL-C lowering therapies to be used as an adjunct to statin therapy for patients at risk of CVD with elevated LDL-C, for whom existing therapies are not sufficiently effective or well tolerated.
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