A placebo-controlled,double-blind,first-in-human study of pemvidutide (ALT-801), a novel GLP-1/glucagon dual receptor agonist for the treatment of NASH and obesity
Scott Harris1, John Nestor2, Joyce James3, Sarah K. Browne1, Jacques D. Payne1, Staci M. Steele1, Robert Casper1, Anvar Suyundikov1, Vyjayanthi Krishnan1, M. Scot Roberts1, Stephen A. Harrison4
1Altimmune, Inc, Gaithersburg, MD, USA; 2 Spitfire Pharma, South San Francisco, CA, USA;
3 Corvid, Oakland, CA, USA; 4 Pinnacle Research, San Antonio, TX, USA NASH-TAG, Park City, UT, January 2022
PEMVI: GLP-1/GLUCAGON
RECEPTOR DUAL AGONIST
O p t i m i z e d f o r w e i g h t l o s s a n d N A S H
Designed for significant reductions in:
BODY
LIVER FAT,
appetite
inflammation
WEIGHT
INFLAMMATION,
& RESULTING
FIBROSIS
GLP-1
Indirect effects on liver
Direct effects on liver
GLUCAGON
energy expenditure adipose browning lipolysis mobilization of liver fat
DIETARY
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PEMVI: RATIONALLY DESIGNED AND HIGHLY DIFFERENTIATED
D E S I G N E D W I T H T H E G O A L O F E N H A N C E D E F F I C A C Y A N D T O L E R A B I L I T Y W I T H O U T U S E O F D O S E T I T R AT I O N
Balanced
GLP-1: Glucagon
Agonism
COOH
VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
EuPort™ domain
Prolonged half-life, longer time to peak concentration
Glucagon specificity
GLP-1 specificity
Improved weight loss
Restores metabolic function
Modified residue
Helix Stabilizer
Protease stability
Increased potency1
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1Guarracino DA et al., Chem Rev. 2019 Sep 11;119(17):9915-9949
SUBSTANTIAL WEIGHT LOSS AT WEEK 12
1 0 . 3 % M E A N W E I G H T L O S S A C H I E V E D AT 1 . 8 M G D O S E
15
10
Weight Loss
5
0
-5
Week 6
Week 12
***
10.3% **
9.0%
****
5.4%
****
4.9%
4.7%
1.6%
1.8%
-0.4%
pemvidutide
pemvidutide
placebo
placebo
1.2 mg 1.8 mg 2.4 mg
1.2 mg 1.8 mg 2.4 mg
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** p < .01, ***p < .005, ****p < .001; compared to placebo
MAJORITY OF SUBJECTS AT 1.8 MG DOSE ACHIEVED 10% OR MORE WEIGHT LOSS AT WEEK 12
• 55% of subjects achieved 10% or more weight loss by Week 12
• 100% of subjects achieved 5% or more weight loss by Week 12
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Altimmune, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for obesity and liver diseases. The Company's lead product candidate, pemvidutide, is a GLP-1/glucagon dual receptor agonist that is being developed for the treatment of obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). The Company has completed the MOMENTUM Phase II obesity trial and is being studied in the IMPACT Phase IIb MASH trial. It is also developing HepTcell, an immunotherapeutic product candidate for patients chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The Company has completed the enrollment in its Phase II clinical trial of HepTcell. Its product candidates are based on its proprietary platform technologies, such as EuPort-based Peptide Technology and Synthetic Peptide Technology-Densigen. The Companyâs wholly owned subsidiaries include Altimmune, LLC, Altimmune UK, Limited, Spitfire Pharma, LLC and Altimmune AU Pty, Limited.