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a wholly owned subsidiary of
Aphios Corporation
Developing a Novel Therapeutic, APH-1104
for
Alzheimer’s Disease and Other CNS Disorders
Dr. Trevor P. Castor
President & CEO
3-E Gill Street, Woburn, MA 01801, USA
November, 2013
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Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)
The average time from diagnosis to death is 4 to 8
years, although it may take 20 years or more for the
disease to run its course
Significant neurological disorder that affects more
than 4.5 million Americans and more than 10 million
people worldwide
Total market of AD drugs in 2005 was over $2.7
billion; the market is expected to grow at a rate of
17.5% per year
The 4 FDA-approved drugs (e.g. Aricept, a cholinesterase inhibitor) only treat the symptoms, not the
underlying disease; currently, there is no cure for AD
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Amyloid Plaque and Neurofibrillary Tangle
Formation in Alzheimer’s Disease
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Novel Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutics
Proteolytic processing of APP leading to extracellular A deposits
involves the action of - and γ-secretases
Inhibitors of both - and γ-secretases have been evaluated as A
plaque-suppressing therapeutics in AD; while they are active in vitro,
clinical trials have been largely unsuccessful
A recent Phase III clinical trial with Semagacestat, a γ-secretase
inhibitor, by Eli Lilly was halted because of accelerated dementia
A recent Phase II clinical trial with a β-secretase inhibitor, LY2886721,
also by Eli Lilly, was halted because of liver toxicity
There have been several Phase II and III clinical trial failures by Pfizer,
AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Baxter
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APH-1104 for Alzheimer’s Disease
• A potent α-secretase modulator for
ameliorating Alzheimer's Disease pathophysiology and cognitive impairment with
neuroprotection
• Exploratory Phase I/IIa clinical trial in the
Bahamas (IV administration)
• Preclinical development of oral formulation
(capsule and PNS nanotechnology)
• Next Steps – IND followed by Phase I/II
clinical trials in the US
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APH-1104 - Novel AD Therapeutic
APH-1104, an analog of APH-0703, up-regulates
the production of -secretase which cleaves the
amyloid precursor protein APP into a harmless
soluble form sAPP- , which is non-neurotoxic
and limits the formation of amyloid plaques
Both β-secretase and γ-secretase cleave APP to
form an insoluble amyloid plaque (A ) that leads
to tau entanglement
Thus, unlike current strategies which suppress β-secretase and γsecretase to minimize A plaque formation, our strategy involves the
activation of α-secretase leading to beneficial amyloid precursor
processing and prevention of A buildup
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Nanoencapsulated APH-0703 Effectively Activates
-Secretase in Neuroblastoma Cells
APH-0703
α–secretase activity induced by APH-0703, Nano A, Nano B, Nano C and
Nano D at 10-8M, 10-9M , 10-10M in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells for 3h
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Morris Maze Trials
A
B
Latency to escape
(Seconds to reach hidden platform)
Morris Maze trials (A) were conducted to measure the latency in seconds (B) of wild type and AD transgenic mice treated with vehicle alone and 5
g APH-0703 to escape from mice swimming pool
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Phase I/IIa Exploratory Clinical Study
of APH-0703, Nassau, Bahamas (n=1)
• Patient - a 95 year old male with severe Alzheimer’s Disease
• Over 6-month period, MMSE score dropped from 20 to 15
• ADAS-Cog score increased from 29 to 38
• Patient also on several medications including Donepezil
(Aricept 10 mg) and Memantine (10 mg) for memory loss
• After 2 i.v. cycles of APH-0703, patient very alert, remembers
date, mind active, engaged in watching TV, aware of need to
relieve himself, sleeping through the night
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Summary
APH-0703, intravenously administered, shows preliminary efficacy in
an Alzheimer’s Disease patient (n=1 study)
APH-0703 is a potent activator of -secretase which cleaves APP to
form the soluble s-APP which is harmless, supports the formation
of synapses, and can be removed in neuronal fluids
Nanoencapsulated APH-0703 significantly increases that activity of
native APH-0703 in -secretase and PKC in vitro assays
APH-0703 continues to stimulate -secretase for at least 24h after it
is removed from the cellular environment
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Summary
(continued)
Oral APH-0703 in oil and nanoparticle formulations significantly
improve learning and memory retention in the transgenic mouse
model, APP/PS1, of Alzheimer’s disease
These effects are seen within 2 weeks of administration, earlier than
in any previous study
Retention studies indicate that memory improvements persist for at
least 3 weeks following drug washout
APH-1104, a more potent analog of APH-0703, formulations
represent a highly effective modality for treating Alzheimer’s Disease
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Next Steps
Establish cGMP for API and FDP at the pilot-scale level (ongoing)
Establish a Drug Master File, design IND enabling preclinical studies and Phase
I/IIa clinical trials, and draft IND package (ongoing)
Conduct FDA-necessary IND-enabling preclinical in vivo studies, including
toxicology, efficacy and pharmacology, under GLP
Perform stability testing of API and FDP under GLP
File IND for conducting Phase I/IIa clinical trial of oral APH-1104
Conduct Phase IIb clinical trials
APH-1104 will also be evaluated and developed for other CNS disorders such as
Hutchinson Disease, Parkinson’s disease, Down’s syndrome and Glaucoma
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Contact Information
• Office Phone: 001 (781) 932-6933
• Cell Phone: 001 (781) 858-7520
• Office Fax: 001 (781) 932-6865
• E-mail: tcastor@aphios.com
• Website: www.aphios.com
• Mailing Address: 3-E Gill St. Woburn,
Dr. Trevor P. Castor, MA 01801 USA
CEO
