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Allena Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Reloxaliase Topline Results fromURIROX-1 Trial and from Study 206
Phase 3URIROX-1 Trial Achieves Primary Endpoint with Statistically Significant Reduction in Urinary Oxalate in Patients with Enteric Hyperoxaluria
Phase 2 Study 206 Trial Demonstrates Substantial Plasma Oxalate Reduction in Patients with Enteric Hyperoxaluria and Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
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NEWTON, Mass., November 7, 2019 — Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALNA), a late-stage, biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializingfirst-in-class, oral enzyme therapeutics to treat patients with rare and severe metabolic and kidney disorders, today announced positive topline results fromURIROX-1, its first Phase 3 pivotal trial evaluating reloxaliase in patients with enteric hyperoxaluria (EH), as well as additional data from Study 206, its Phase 2 trial evaluating reloxaliase in high-risk patients with EH and advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). In both studies, treatment with reloxaliase led to substantial reductions in measures of oxalate burden.URIROX-1 met its primary endpoint, demonstrating a statistically significant change from baseline in24-hour urinary oxalate (UOx) excretion compared to placebo (p=0.004).
“We are excited to present positive results from two separate trials of reloxaliase at ASN. The demonstration of reloxaliase’s ability to consistently and significantly reduce UOx for patients inURIROX-1, and also reduce plasma oxalate (POx) in patients with EH and advanced CKD in Study 206, is an important step in the development of reloxaliase as a potentialfirst-in-class therapy for people living with EH,” said Louis Brenner, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allena Pharmaceuticals. “Sharing positive Phase 3 data from our study for a patient population with a high disease burden and without a currently available treatment option represents a key milestone for Allena and the patients we serve. We are grateful for the continued support of our patients, investigators, and partners.”
Dr. Brenner continued, “We look forward to analyzing the full datasets fromURIROX-1 and Study 206. We plan to apply these insights to our ongoing clinical development of reloxaliase, including potentially the adaptive design elements ofURIROX-2, as we pursue an accelerated approval regulatory strategy. In addition, based on the robust reduction of POx demonstrated in Study 206, we also plan to explore a registrational path for reloxaliase as a potential treatment for patients with EH and advanced CKD, a life threatening condition.”
URIROX-1 Results:
URIROX-1 is a multicenter, global, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of reloxaliase in 115 patients for a four-week treatment period. Patients were randomized 1:1 to receive either reloxaliase or placebo and took ~240 mg (equivalent to 7,500 units) of reloxaliase or placebo with each meal or snack three to five times per day.
The study achieved its primary endpoint, with a mean reduction of 22.6% in average24-hour UOx excretion measured during Weeks1-4 among patients treated with reloxaliase, compared to 9.7% in the placebo group (least square (LS) mean treatment difference of-14.3%, p=0.004). Additionally, in apre-specified secondary endpoint, the stratified analysis of the primary endpoint in bariatric surgery patients (68% of the total study population), patients treated with reloxaliase achieved a mean reduction of 21.2% in average24-hour UOx excretion, compared to 6.0% for patients treated with placebo (LS mean difference of-16.2%, p=0.01).