Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 26, 2024, ProMIS Neurosciences Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing positive data from the first four cohorts in its first-in-human Phase 1a clinical trial of PMN310 in healthy volunteers (“Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 26, 2024, the Company issued the Press Release announcing positive data from the first four cohorts in its first-in-human Phase 1a clinical trial of PMN310 in healthy volunteers. PMN310 was generally well-tolerated through the first four single-ascending (SAD) dose cohorts (2.5, 5, 10, 20 mg/kg), with no treatment-emergent serious adverse events (SAEs) observed after administration of PMN310. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection was done on days 3 and 29 after PMN310 administration. Measurement of PMN310 levels in CSF showed dose proportionality at both days 3 and 29, with the lowest dose reaching a greater than 100-fold molar excess compared to expected levels of oligomers in the CSF. The half-life of PMN310 in CSF was approximately 25 days, which is supportive of once per month dosing.
The Phase 1a clinical trial was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the safety and tolerability of PMN310 in healthy volunteers (NCT06105528). The study consisted of five SAD cohorts and was designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK), of intravenous doses of PMN310. The study completed enrollment of all 40 subjects across 2 active sites in the United States. The Company has completed its analysis of the first four cohorts with the fifth and final cohort undergoing final analysis; we anticipate the fifth cohort will yield similar encouraging results. The trial was initiated based on encouraging nonclinical studies of PMN310 that support the selective targeting of AβOs.
The Company expects to present the full dataset at an upcoming medical meeting in the second half of 2024. The Company plans to advance PMN310 into the Phase 1b portion of the clinical study in the coming months.
Forward-Looking Statements
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